unmix

verb

Definition of unmixnext
as in to divide

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unmix The software attempts to unmix the mixture. — Washington Post, 13 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmix
  1. divide
  2. separate
  3. disjoin
  4. sever
  5. divorce
  6. rupture
  7. disunite
  8. break down
Verb
  • Instead, the county approved a four-site plan that excludes Midland while also eliminating Sunday voting — another issue that had divided the board during lengthy negotiations.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • Nolan divides the sacking of Troy into two lengthy sequences, both shot under cover of darkness but edited (by Jennifer Lame) with a magisterial clarity.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of divide
Verb
  • Japan’s government separated the two traditions of Shinto and Buddhism in 1868 during the Meiji era, effectively bringing Shinto shrines under state control and placing the emperor at the center of the new order.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Knowing their days of bloodline privilege are numbered, the German and the French aristocrat bond, their class affinities binding them more tightly than the uniforms that separate them.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Definition of separate
Verb
  • The Lions haven't looked this disjoined offensively since Week 1, the last time they were held to fewer than 30 points.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Suhaimi Abdullah/GettyImages Chelsea were 2-0 down inside 12 minutes against Die Roten with the Italian’s experienced side looking uncharacteristically disjoined without the ball for most of the game.
    — SI.com, SI.com, 5 Aug. 2017
Definition of disjoin
Verb
  • Laurino told us the program hinged on a consent form the mothers were supposed to sign severing all rights to the child.
    — Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • The appeal stems from 2023 when a trial judge ruled that Heidelberg’s predecessor, Hanson Quarry had wrongfully severed the village’s storm sewer line in 1992.
    — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Definition of sever
Verb
  • After his parents divorced, Gavin Newsom was unofficially adopted by Gordon Getty, essentially returning the favor that the Newsom family had given him three decades earlier.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • The two share three children, and following financial troubles and Porush's run-ins with the law, the couple divorced in 2000.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of divorce
Verb
  • The pipeline ruptured in December 2022, spilling more than 540,000 gallons of oil into a creek and nearby farmland.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • The fill-in starting right guard was in the midst of his most impressive stretch as a pro when his right Achilles ruptured in the Panthers’ blowout loss.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Definition of rupture
Verb
  • Not since the Civil War have these proverbially United States been so disunited.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Opponents of the Islamic Republic remain hopelessly disorganized and disunited.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Definition of disunite
Verb
  • The incentive would be broken down into four installments of $2,500 to be paid quarterly in 2027.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026
  • Things are tense and more than once Irène will break down and cry.
    — André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of break down

Browse Nearby Words

unmitigated
unmix
unmixed
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Unmix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmix. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of dog days

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

Why do we say 'fly off the handle'?
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
child-detective
Spot the Misspelled Word July 2026 Those little red underlines can't help you now...
See All