as in sectarian
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
as in secessionist
Related Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of separatist
Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
While there have been numerous separatist movements in different states, including Texas, only three states—Kentucky, Maine and West Virginia—have been created through the partitioning of existing states.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2025
Within that tableau, Hinkey’s anti-assimilation separatist feels not fetishized but justified.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for separatist
Adjective
The Pilgrims, who settled in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, were separatist Puritans who had denounced the Catholic elements that remained in the Protestant Church of England.
—Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
While there have been numerous separatist movements in different states, including Texas, only three states—Kentucky, Maine and West Virginia—have been created through the partitioning of existing states.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
Militant Muslim separatist groups such as Abu Sayyaf are located in the southern Philippines and have hosted other foreign militant groups from Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2025
Within that tableau, Hinkey’s anti-assimilation separatist feels not fetishized but justified.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for separatist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for separatist
Adjective
-
While al-Sharaa has vowed to build a more unified and representative Syria, his rule has struggled with deep divisions and deadly sectarian clashes across the country.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
-
Yemen has been mired for more than a decade in a civil war that involves a complex interplay of sectarian and tribal grievances and the involvement of regional powers.—
Fatma Khaled,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Analysts sympathetic to Riyadh say Saudi policy is to defend state sovereignty and regional order, accusing Abu Dhabi of empowering secessionists to maintain influence in failing states.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
19 Jan. 2026
-
The southern Philippines once drew small numbers of foreign militants aligned with the Islamic State group or al-Qaeda to train in a secessionist conflict involving minority Muslims in the largely Catholic nation.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
-
Such was the case this past weekend, when tens of millions of fans keyed in on the denouement of the college basketball season at the expense of lesser spectacles such as spring football and one notoriously schismatic pro golf startup.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2025
-
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which didn't recognize the authority of the Russian church and had been regarded as schismatic, was granted full recognition in 2019 by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Orthodoxy's top authority.—
COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Dec. 2023
Noun
-
Voters in primary elections may nominate extremists to run in the general election, leaving independents no choice but to vote for the lesser of two evils or to abstain from voting for either.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
-
My fellow Republicans have been holding firm in labeling Renee Good a domestic extremist, asserting that her actions constituted a violent threat motivated by ideological aims.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Separatist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separatist. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
