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

Senior quarterback Carter McDonald, who is splitting reps with sophomore Oliver Johnston, knew somebody would emerge as the Storm’s leading receiver. — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Malloy has seen neighbors agree to informal arrangements, even splitting harvests seasonally. — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for splitting

Recent Examples of Synonyms for splitting

Adjective

How drone defense works One of the challenges the drone defense industry faces is keeping up with the rapid advancement in technology.

— Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
Kelly Rowland of Destiny’s Child told Rolling Stone recently that the group may face a lot of pressure due to their rapid ascent.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of rapid

Verb

Yet, even presuming that the government could beat back Native powers, intelligently dividing that unseen area into plots would require understanding its geography, soil, and waterways.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
But for now the war rages on, dividing some communities in Ukraine through Russian propaganda videos.

— Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 25 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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Life opened like a zipper, separating them painfully at first, notch by notch, then faster, wider, until the garment lay split in two.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
The new factory trades Farley said the line separating skilled trades from engineering is increasingly hard to see inside newer auto plants.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of separating

Adjective

And guard and team leader Robert Hunt told reporters afterward that this officiating crew in particular is quick to call unnecsssary roughness.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
So for him, that would be a quick burst and some lateral side-to-side stuff.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of quick

Verb

Everyday routines depend on maps, banking, tickets, transit, rideshare and messaging, and completely disconnecting remains impractical for most people.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
The sole survivor disables HAL by disconnecting the power source.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of disconnecting

Adjective

The wine industry has largely convinced itself that faster, cheaper, and easier is the path to a better product.

— Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
To put it into proportion, imagine not only launching the smaller, yet still skyscraper-sized Apollo-era Saturn V and then expecting to not only get the entire rocket back, but reuse it again after a fast turnaround.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of fast

Adjective

Fall’s brisk weather brings with it the promise of cozy knitwear, cashmere socks, and roaring fires—perhaps the only downside is that the grey skies exacerbate the our considerable vitamin D deficiency.

— Violet Hayward, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Someone could take a brisk walk, climb stairs or use a stationary bike.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026