SEPARATED Synonyms: 230 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in divorced

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separated

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verb

past tense of separate

as in divided

to set or force apart we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight

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as in parted

to go or move in different directions from a central point the searchers separated in order to cover more ground

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as in classified

to arrange or assign according to type separate the students by reading ability

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as in isolated

to set or keep apart from others separated the injured calf from the herd

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as in differentiated

to understand or point out the difference in trying to separate science from religion on one specific point

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Adjective

Black Pride Colorado Organizers say the world feels so separated, and pride will be used to keep everyone together. — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 11 June 2026 The separated explants, though, got busy dismantling parts of themselves that were no longer useful. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026 Connor Bedard completed a career-best season despite missing time because of a separated shoulder, and Louis Crevier rose to the top defensive pair. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026 Tommy Flanagan served as another ally to Maximus and Lucilla as Cicero, who facilitated communication between the separated lovers. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026 Whereas within cool-guy culture, things are a little bit more separated. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 He got separated, then un-separated, then his wife gave birth during a car crash, then his wife blew up. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 In actuality, washing rice removes excess starch, dust, and debris to ultimately help the grains to be more separated and fluffy, rather than sticky. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026 Finally, Rotterdam’s Youth Jury Award went to Ah Girl by Ang Geck Geck Priscilla, about a young girl caught in a war between her separated parents. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026

Verb

Festivalgoers were never forced to choose between artists, as sets were separated by 10-minute breaks, preventing overlap. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Both can be separated and opened as needed via long white drapes. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2026 Soon afterward, the telescope separated successfully from the rocket’s upper stage, drawing applause from ground controllers. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 In your audit, emergency reserves are separated from non-retirement assets because they should not ever be drained unless there is an emergency. — Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 After 31 minutes and 41 seconds, the telescope separated from the rocket and began its journey to orbit around the second sun-Earth Lagrange point, a gravitational balance point roughly 1 million miles from Earth. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026 Before that can happen, though, the power for the adjacent tornado siren needs to be separated from the power to the old school. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026 This caused the prehistoric Tethys Ocean, which once separated the supercontinents of Laurasia and Gondwana, to shrink. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 Then, fourth-round pick Colbie Young eviscerated Bears cornerback Dontae Manning off the line of scrimmage and separated into the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for separated

Adjective

Norwegians are unmarried, divorced, families, and old couples.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
The divorced father of three appears to be going full steam ahead into a career in catwalking these days.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

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For example, peonies, irises, daffodils, and astilbes are best divided in the fall, while perennials like sedum, asters, coneflower, lilies, and black-eyed Susans are best divided in the spring.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
Like the big men on Friday, this list is divided into seven different tiers.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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The number of food recalls classified by the Food and Drug Administration through August this year is running below historical levels.

— Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
An autopsy identified multiple injuries, and the DuPage County Coroner’s Office ultimately determined that his death was caused by injuries resulting from child abuse and classified the death as a homicide, the news release said.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of classified

Verb

The investigation remains ongoing, the sheriff’s office said, noting that, at this point, the incident is believed to be isolated.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Although they are being held in separate cells on their own, the brothers are not entirely isolated.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of isolated

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Furthermore, its interior will have become differentiated, with the heavier elements sinking to the core.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Wendy’s has also historically positioned itself as a higher-quality burger chain, but Wright acknowledged that decisions made in the interest of cost and efficiency had eroded some of the food quality that historically differentiated the brand.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of differentiated

Verb

Over the course of two long and decorated MLB careers — which includes Heyward’s five Gold Gloves, Freeman’s 10 All-Star selections, and five World Series rings between the two of them — their paths diverged and reconnected multiple times.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
And neural networks itself was originally inspired by neuroscience, but the way that neural networks work today has diverged considerably from that original inspiration.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

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