UNCOUPLES Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

uncouples

verb

present tense third-person singular of uncouple

as in separates

to set or force apart uncoupled the two railroad cars

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That production focus separates the project from a purely materials-development effort.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
The language surrounding an actual injury tends to be very different from the anticipation of being stabbed – AI should be expected to construct a box for pain that separates it from fear.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of separates

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This natural process splits water molecules and steadily produces pure hydrogen gas within the surrounding rock formations.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
An ice shelf, 400 miles wide, splits off from the glacier and starts floating toward Europe.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of splits

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As the gang members shoot at him, Juggut severs the rope and falls; the train passes unharmed, over his body, into Pakistan.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, 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

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