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

This is Parnes’ first time on the list since splitting with partner James Harris. — Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 The crack when the punch landed sounded like a whip, splitting the air and bringing gasps from the crowd inside a ballroom at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for splitting

Recent Examples of Synonyms for splitting

Adjective

Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthis' political bureau, said Washington reached out to the rebels after their rapid advance down Yemen's western coast to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait earlier this month.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Now, with growing bipartisan opposition to the rapid buildout of data centers suggest that even ordinary residents of communities and voters have increased power to help pace the frontier from the bottom up.

— Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of rapid

Verb

Other than dividing some spaces into several smaller auditoriums, the original theater has largely been kept the same since 1927.

— Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026
What’s dividing fans is Julian Casablancas’ insistence on using Autotune, as many prefer his raw vocals.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 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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That means preserving provenance across generations, separating the ability to design a successor from the authority to instantiate it and auditing evaluators as carefully as models.

— Regan Peng, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Software will be as important as the aircraft The Air Force is also separating CCA mission-autonomy software from the aircraft themselves.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of separating

Adjective

Descano’s team has claimed prosecutions are pointless when the government’s own experts corroborate the insanity defense, while critics say his office is too quick to accept defendants’ narratives without a jury.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Dog grooming tips like these show that grooming your dog at home can go well beyond a quick wipe-down.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of quick

Verb

The sole survivor disables HAL by disconnecting the power source.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
These quiet, mindful activities are all about disconnecting, recharging, and flexing your creative muscles, often while working with your hands.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of disconnecting

Adjective

Success won’t be determined by who adopts AI the fastest or deploys post-quantum cryptography first.

— Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Everyone wants to be fast, but most times the big laughs come from coming in at the right time as opposed to coming in quickly.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of fast

Adjective

Roughly 30 minutes a day of brisk walking, light jogging, swimming or cycling supports the hormone’s natural rhythm when the effort feels energising rather than exhausting.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Cooler temps and far less humidity than in summer make fall the ideal time to visit, and if the evenings get a bit brisk, there’s always a glass of bourbon to take the chill away.

— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2026