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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Two college students in June were reportedly also trapped in the keyhole at Panther State Beach, an opening in the rock that separates it from Yellow Bank Beach.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
The project will involve building a flyover bridge to better connect the two areas over existing train tracks in an industrial area that separates them.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of separates

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From there, they’re eased gently into a bagel machine that divides the dough into rings.

— HubSpot, HubSpot, 30 Oct. 2026
The collapse of institutional rivalry The separation of powers divides authority among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government to prevent too much power from becoming concentrated in any one place.

— Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of divides

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If the vote to confirm Jeffries as speaker splits along party lines, Democrats would still hold a roughly 80-vote advantage.

— Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
Franklyn, who splits her time between New York and Italy with her husband, is back in town for a packed month of press.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 10 Nov. 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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