FORKING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

forking

verb

present participle of fork

as in parting

to go or move in different directions from a central point the road forks up ahead and you'll want to take the right fork

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Recent Examples of forking These are the primary look-alike for this type of edible mushroom, and are recognizable by their true gills rather than forking folds and an orange color that gradually gets darker toward the center of the cap. — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026 Working families are forking over a fortune at the gas pump and in the grocery aisle. — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 15 July 2026 Someone who’s paying a fortune, and therefore expects super-human service in exchange for six-figure annual dues or forking over $4,000 per night for a room? — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026 Critics say the considerable costs have put pressure on AI to deliver stratospheric profits, but there is little evidence to suggest businesses or everyday users will get enough value to warrant forking over a mountain of cash. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 June 2026 In one video clip, an elderly couple could be seen forking out the remnants of their flat, where the window facade was completely shattered. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 June 2026 However, every day the Treasury is still forking out billions of dollars to manage existing service payments to lenders. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 May 2026 The media and entertainment business has been forking over hefty sums to a wide range of leaders. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026 The Bulls couldn’t control the ball, forking over 20 turnovers. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026

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Verb

In Japanese, the hero utters the name of the series to a villain in a parting one liner.

— Gene Park, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2026
But every dish gets a twist, or a zing, or a moment of cloud-parting clarity.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 26 July 2026

Definition of parting

Verb

PennDOT will be implementing a diverging diamond interchange near Robinson Town Centre that doesn't use the existing bridge over the Parkway West.

— John Shumway, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
There is a constant sense of movement, of visions and voices converging, diverging, allowing gaps and silences, but also a sense of subterranean connectedness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of diverging

Verb

Set within its own natural lagoon on the southernmost tip of the Raa Atoll, the ocean stretches out as far as the eye can see, with hardly a blip separating sea, horizon, and sky.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
A couple years before that, the state began disaggregating data on Asian and Pacific Islanders, by separating Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander groups.

— Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of separating

Verb

Early symptoms of measles include fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes, Pennsylvania health officials said, and a rash follows a few days later, starting on the head and spreading downward.

— Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Three to five days after the start of these symptoms, a red or reddish- brown rash appears, usually starting on a person’s face at the hairline and spreading downward to the entire body.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026