Synonyms of severing

severing

verb

present participle of sever

as in separating

to set or force apart

disapproving parents who were willing to do anything to sever the young lovers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• separating
• dividing
• splitting
• disconnecting
• sundering
• resolving
• parting
• dissociating
• detaching
• divorcing
• isolating
• pulling
• disassociating
• ramifying
• uncoupling
• decoupling
• unlinking
• dissecting
• disjointing
• cleaving
• dissolving
• decomposing
• disuniting
• disjoining
• dissevering
• subdividing
• breaking up
• tearing
• fragmenting
• unyoking
• disintegrating
• ripping
• bisecting
• fracturing
• segmenting
• bifurcating
• disassembling
• halving
• rupturing
• quartering
• breaking
• rending
• fractionating
• segregating
• partitioning
• dichotomizing
• unraveling
• trisecting
• insulating
• breaking down
• disengaging
• untying
• riving
• sequestering
• secluding
• disentangling
• cutting off
• fragmentating
• fractionalizing
• fragmentizing
• rifting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• linking
• joining
• uniting
• combining
• mixing
• connecting
• assembling
• coupling
• blending
• associating
• unifying
• mingling
• attaching
• closing
• binding
• sticking
• cementing
• fastening
• fusing
• welding
• accumulating
• knitting
• agglutinating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of severing

The Declaration of Independence was about severing the chains of a British monarchy and creating a government powered by the people with checks and balances. — Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

After severing the large roots, use a mattock or shovel to loosen soil for easier removal. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

The leading interpretation is that Smilodon delivered a single precise bite to the throat or belly, severing something vital in a target that was already helpless. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

This resulted in Time Warner spinning off Time Warner Cable in 2009, permanently severing pipes from programming. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 June 2026

The Courant has reported some colonists were not exactly thrilled by the notion of severing ties with England and that true believers in independence probably initially were in the minority, as with all revolutions. — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026

Pashinyan also repeatedly sought to soothe those fearful of severing ties with Russia, Armenia’s historical protector. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2026

The longtime firefighter fell while in the water, and the tip of the foil wing sliced his neck, severing his trachea, according to initial reporting on the incident from Hawaii News Now. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026

Baroni said the IronBirds’ move from minor league baseball to the MLB Draft League, severing the team’s tie to the local major league club and ensuring top Orioles prospects will no longer go through Aberdeen, has not affected fan or sponsorship interest. — Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2026