Synonyms of severs

severs

verb

present tense third-person singular of sever

as in separates

to set or force apart

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• separates
• divides
• disconnects
• splits
• resolves
• sunders
• dissociates
• decouples
• disassociates
• detaches
• uncouples
• pulls
• parts
• divorces
• ramifies
• isolates
• dissects
• unlinks
• decomposes
• cleaves
• disunites
• subdivides
• dissolves
• dissevers
• disjoins
• disintegrates
• rips
• bifurcates
• disjoints
• unyokes
• bisects
• breaks up
• halves
• fragments
• segments
• disassembles
• rends
• segregates
• quarters
• unties
• ruptures
• partitions
• tears
• unravels
• insulates
• fractionates
• breaks
• fractures
• disengages
• breaks down
• rives
• sequesters
• dichotomizes
• disentangles
• secludes
• rifts
• fragmentizes
• fragmentates
• fractionalizes
• trisects
• cuts off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unites
• links
• joins
• combines
• unifies
• connects
• associates
• assembles
• mixes
• couples
• blends
• binds
• closes
• attaches
• mingles
• fastens
• accumulates
• sticks
• fuses
• cements
• welds
• knits
• agglutinates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of severs

As the gang members shoot at him, Juggut severs the rope and falls; the train passes unharmed, over his body, into Pakistan. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Then make a 45-degree cut from the bed towards the first cut to form a trench that severs the root system of the nearby grass. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

Anagen is followed by a brief transitional phase called catagen, during which the follicle regresses and severs its connection to its blood supply. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

The deal severs Pizza Hut’s decades-long ties to Taco Bell and KFC, its sister brands in Yum’s portfolio. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 16 June 2026

Not in a sto’ no mo’ The end of physical gift cards effectively severs Valve’s last link to the old brick-and-mortar retail world that Steam so effectively killed across the PC gaming landscape. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026

The door literally severs the connection between the water being and the team. — Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026

Others say the teacher-free model severs the relationships at the heart of learning. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026

Traditionally reliant on French institutional funding, the event now confronts an uncertain future as Mali’s military government severs ties with its former colonial overlord. — Smooth Nzewi, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026