SPLITTING Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈspli-tiŋ

Definition of splitting

as in rapid

moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed the horse took off at a splitting gallop

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splitting

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verb

present participle of split

as in dividing

to set or force apart split logs for the winter's supply of wood

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Recent Examples of splitting

Adjective

Wahlstrom, 25, has 73 points in 236 career NHL regular-season games, having spent five years with the New York Islanders before splitting time last season between the Boston Bruins and their AHL affiliate in Providence. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025 From splitting brunch bills to investing together, here’s how women are reshaping financial trust within friendships. — Essence, 5 Sep. 2025

Verb

Digital wallets are nice for splitting your Sunday brunch bill, crypto is still having an identity crisis, but instant settlement is what actually pays the bills. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Here's why the attorney general race is splitting longtime Republicans known for their legal authority in the state. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for splitting

Recent Examples of Synonyms for splitting

Adjective

The system must support rapid acceleration while allowing the interceptor to maneuver toward its target.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Both two-stage vehicles are being manufactured with full and rapid reusability in mind, with Pathfinder serving as the proving ground for that architecture.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of rapid

Verb

With three points, three cuts can be made, thus dividing the surface into four.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
In its place arose far-right movements in Western Europe and North America dedicated to dividing the world into racial and cultural blocs, divisions often defended in the language of the struggle against terrorism and Islam.

— Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of dividing

Adjective

As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.

— Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 25 June 2021
Designed by renowned architect Dominique Perrault, its four stories tilting forward are said to evoke a galloping horse.

— Rob Hodgetts at Longchamp, CNN, 15 Oct. 2019

Definition of galloping

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Musk married Justine in 2000, and the couple had six children together before separating in 2008.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026
Their relationship is tested by family pressure, class differences and the economic and cultural realities separating their lives in France and India.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of separating

Adjective

Reatil and quick-service restaurants can audit drive-thru bottlenecks, analyze foot traffic and flag point-of-sale (POS) anomalies.

— Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The war, which Putin launched expecting a quick and complete victory, was not an accident.

— MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of quick

Adjective

Housing shortages sometimes happen when cities can’t issue residential building permits fast enough to keep vacancy rates low and rent high in a secondary market.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The population age 80 and older is expected to grow even faster, more than tripling between 2023 and 2060 to about 545 million.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of fast

Adjective

Fall in Europe brings with it brisk temperatures that make sightseeing an utter joy, thinner crowds that leave room for locals, and an opportunity to experience cities in their most authentic light.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Travelers willing to brave the brisk ocean winds are rewarded with quieter beaches, fewer visitors, and generally lower lodging rates.

— Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026