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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Babcock separates McDavid and Draisaitl for much of the season at five-on-five, unless Bowman can find a driver from outside the roster.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The details showed up on slouchy tailoring, shimmering dresses, metallic separates and playful accessories.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of separates

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Earle regularly splits her time between the New Jersey manse and her younger sister Ashtin’s Upper East Side apartment.

— India Roby, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
Today, the 77-year-old Minnesota native splits her time between two apartments in Greenwich Village, one upstairs from the other—which serve as her primary residence—and a rustic cabin near Duluth, about 20 miles from her hometown of Cloquet.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 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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