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 next afternoon, in Central Park, a 15-year-old boy named Shavod Jones shot McDonald three times, severing his spinal cord and paralyzing him from the neck down. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 31 July 2026

The ongoing housing crisis, characterized by soaring rents and unattainable mortgages, is profoundly disrupting communities, forcing displacement and severing crucial relationships. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

In late June, Elsadig was sitting at a water truck station when a drone strike hit the area, severing his left leg. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Laurino told us the program hinged on a consent form the mothers were supposed to sign severing all rights to the child. — Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 12 July 2026

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

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