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

With the fighting have come border closures, severing a critical trade route and preventing Afghan producers from reaching what is the primary export market for many goods. — Abdul Qahar Afghan, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors said Golden later armed herself with a knife, went into the bedroom, and stabbed Sidney in the thigh, severing his femoral artery, while Sidney's uncle tried to keep her away from Sidney. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

During one of the more graphic sequences, It4mi swings a blade at the woman, severing her arm and sending blood across the frame. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

While severing thread-ectronics will destroy them, eutectogels are stable, soft enough to touch or connect to the human body, and allow transistor repair through the simple application of low heat. — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026

Moving Instagram to a bigger screen, then, is usually a route not to normalizing it in that new space but instead to severing ties with it altogether. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026

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