separate
English Thesaurus
1. a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | garment, |
| definition | : | an article of clothing (noun.artifact) |
2. a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | article, |
| definition | : | nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication (noun.communication) |
3. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | diverge, |
| definition | : | move or draw apart (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | twig, |
| definition | : | branch out in a twiglike manner (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | bifurcate, |
| definition | : | divide into two branches (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | trifurcate, |
| definition | : | divide into three (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | branch, ramify, |
| definition | : | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change) |
4. become separated into pieces or fragments (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | break open, burst, split, |
| definition | : | come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | puncture, |
| definition | : | be pierced or punctured (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | burst, bust, |
| definition | : | break open or apart suddenly and forcefully (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | smash, |
| definition | : | break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | ladder, run, |
| definition | : | come unraveled or undone as if by snagging (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | crack, snap, |
| definition | : | break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | crush, |
| definition | : | become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | break, |
| definition | : | destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments (verb.change) |
5. mark as different (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | identify, place, |
| definition | : | recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | know, |
| definition | : | be able to distinguish, recognize as being different (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | label, |
| definition | : | distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | label, |
| definition | : | distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | sex, |
| definition | : | tell the sex (of young chickens) (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | contrast, |
| definition | : | put in opposition to show or emphasize differences (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | contradistinguish, |
| definition | : | distinguish by contrasting qualities (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | demarcate, |
| definition | : | separate clearly, as if by boundaries (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | stratify, |
| definition | : | divide society into social classes or castes (verb.social) |
| entail | : | compare, |
| definition | : | examine and note the similarities or differences of (verb.cognition) |
6. arrange or order by classes or categories (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | unitise, unitize, |
| definition | : | separate or classify into units (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | catalog, catalogue, |
| definition | : | make an itemized list or catalog of; classify (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | isolate, |
| definition | : | separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | refer, |
| definition | : | think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | reclassify, |
| definition | : | classify anew, change the previous classification (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | size, |
| definition | : | sort according to size (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | group, |
| definition | : | arrange into a group or groups (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | grade, |
| definition | : | determine the grade of or assign a grade to (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | count, number, |
| definition | : | put into a group (verb.stative) |
| entail | : | compare, |
| definition | : | examine and note the similarities or differences of (verb.cognition) |
7. divide into components or constituents (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | dialyse, dialyze, |
| definition | : | separate by dialysis (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | peptise, peptize, |
| definition | : | disperse in a medium into a colloidal state (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | macerate, |
| definition | : | separate into constituents by soaking (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | card, tease, |
| definition | : | separate the fibers of (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | extract, |
| definition | : | separate (a metal) from an ore (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | fractionate, |
| definition | : | obtain by a fractional process (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | fractionate, |
| definition | : | separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | sieve, sift, strain, |
| definition | : | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | wash, |
| definition | : | separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals) (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | disperse, |
| definition | : | separate (light) into spectral rays (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | avulse, |
| definition | : | separate by avulsion (verb.motion) |
8. force, take, or pull apart (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | polarise, polarize, |
| definition | : | cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | disjoin, disjoint, |
| definition | : | make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | disconnect, |
| definition | : | make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | cut, |
| definition | : | separate with or as if with an instrument (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | tear, |
| definition | : | to separate or be separated by force (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | joint, |
| definition | : | separate (meat) at the joint (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | gin, |
| definition | : | separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | break, |
| definition | : | separate from a clinch, in boxing (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | break up, sever, |
| definition | : | set or keep apart (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | bust, rupture, snap, tear, |
| definition | : | separate or cause to separate abruptly (verb.contact) |
9. come apart (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | subdivide, |
| definition | : | form into subdivisions (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | polarise, polarize, |
| definition | : | become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | disjoin, disjoint, |
| definition | : | become separated, disconnected or disjoint (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | segregate, |
| definition | : | divide from the main body or mass and collect (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | segment, |
| definition | : | divide or split up (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | reduce, |
| definition | : | undergo meiosis (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | section, segment, |
| definition | : | divide into segments (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | gerrymander, |
| definition | : | divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts (verb.social) |
10. go one's own way; move apart (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move, |
| definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | break up, |
| definition | : | come apart (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | diffract, |
| definition | : | undergo diffraction (verb.motion) |
11. make a division or separation (verb.motion)
| hyponym | : | partition, zone, |
| definition | : | separate or apportion into sections (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | break, |
| definition | : | destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | rail, rail off, |
| definition | : | separate with a railing (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | detach, |
| definition | : | separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment (verb.motion) |
12. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | break with, |
| definition | : | end a relationship (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | divorce, split up, |
| definition | : | get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | break, break away, |
| definition | : | interrupt a continued activity (verb.social) |
13. separate into parts or portions (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | subdivide, |
| definition | : | divide into smaller and smaller pieces (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | triangulate, |
| definition | : | divide into triangles or give a triangular form to (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | unitise, unitize, |
| definition | : | divide (bulk material) and process as units (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | lot, |
| definition | : | divide into lots, as of land, for example (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | parcel, |
| definition | : | divide into parts (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | sliver, splinter, |
| definition | : | divide into slivers or splinters (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | paragraph, |
| definition | : | divide into paragraphs, as of text (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | canton, |
| definition | : | divide into cantons, of a country (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | balkanise, balkanize, |
| definition | : | divide a territory into small, hostile states (verb.social) |
14. treat differently on the basis of sex or race (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | hive off, |
| definition | : | remove from a group and make separate (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | segregate, |
| definition | : | separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | redline, |
| definition | : | discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood (verb.social) |
15. standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything (adj.all)
| similar | : | detached, |
| definition | : | used of buildings; standing apart from others (adj.all) |
16. have the connection undone; having become separate (adj.all)
| similar | : | unconnected, |
| definition | : | not joined or linked together (adj.all) |
17. separated according to race, sex, class, or religion (adj.all)
18. independent; not united or joint (adj.all)
| similar | : | apart, |
| definition | : | having characteristics not shared by others (adj.all) |
| similar | : | asunder, |
| definition | : | widely separated especially in space (adj.all) |
| similar | : | discrete, distinct, |
| definition | : | constituting a separate entity or part (adj.all) |
| similar | : | disjoint, |
| definition | : | having no elements in common (adj.all) |
| similar | : | disjunct, isolated, |
| definition | : | marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements (adj.all) |
| similar | : | isolable, |
| definition | : | capable of being isolated or disjoined (adj.all) |
| similar | : | unaccompanied, |
| definition | : | (of a state or an event) taking place without something specified occurring at the same time (adj.all) |
| also | : | individual, single, |
| definition | : | being or characteristic of a single thing or person (adj.all) |
| also | : | independent, |
| definition | : | free from external control and constraint (adj.all) |
| also | : | other, |
| definition | : | not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied (adj.all) |
| also | : | unshared, |
| definition | : | not shared (adj.all) |
| also | : | divided, |
| definition | : | separated into parts or pieces (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | separation, |
| definition | : | the state of lacking unity (noun.state) |
19. a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication (noun.communication)
20. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork (verb.change)
| derivation | : | ramification, |
| definition | : | an arrangement of branching parts (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | branch, |
| definition | : | a stream or river connected to a larger one (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | forking, furcation, |
| definition | : | the place where something divides into branches (noun.shape) |
21. become separated into pieces or fragments (verb.change)
| derivation | : | break, |
| definition | : | the occurrence of breaking (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | breakable, |
| definition | : | capable of being broken or damaged (adj.all) |
22. mark as different (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | difference, |
| definition | : | the quality of being unlike or dissimilar (noun.attribute) |
23. arrange or order by classes or categories (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | sorting, |
| definition | : | grouping by class or kind or size (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sorter, |
| definition | : | a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | form, kind, sort, variety, |
| definition | : | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | category, class, family, |
| definition | : | a collection of things sharing a common attribute (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | class, |
| definition | : | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | class, division, |
| definition | : | a league ranked by quality (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | classifier, |
| definition | : | a person who creates classifications (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | sorter, |
| definition | : | a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | sort, sorting, |
| definition | : | an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | classificatory, |
| definition | : | relating to or involving classification: (adj.pert) |
24. divide into components or constituents (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | separation, |
| definition | : | sorting one thing from others (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | centrifuge, extractor, separator, |
| definition | : | an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension (noun.artifact) |
25. force, take, or pull apart (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | separation, |
| definition | : | the act of dividing or disconnecting (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | partitive, separative, |
| definition | : | serving to separate or divide into parts (adj.all) |
26. come apart (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | partitive, separative, |
| definition | : | serving to separate or divide into parts (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | divisible, |
| definition | : | capable of being or liable to be divided or separated (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | partitive, |
| definition | : | indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts (adj.pert) |
27. go one's own way; move apart (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | schism, split, |
| definition | : | division of a group into opposing factions (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | separation, |
| definition | : | the social act of separating or parting company (noun.act) |
28. make a division or separation (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | partitive, separative, |
| definition | : | serving to separate or divide into parts (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | divisible, |
| definition | : | capable of being or liable to be divided or separated (adj.all) |
29. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways (verb.social)
| derivation | : | breakup, dissolution, |
| definition | : | the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | schism, split, |
| definition | : | division of a group into opposing factions (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | legal separation, separation, |
| definition | : | (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | separationist, separatist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) (noun.person) |
30. separate into parts or portions (verb.social)
| antonym | : | unify, unite, |
| definition | : | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | division, |
| definition | : | the act or process of dividing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | divider, partition, |
| definition | : | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | divider, |
| definition | : | a person who separates something into parts or groups (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | divider, splitter, |
| definition | : | a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | split, |
| definition | : | a promised or claimed share of loot or money (noun.possession) |
| derivation | : | divisible, |
| definition | : | capable of being or liable to be divided or separated (adj.all) |
31. treat differently on the basis of sex or race (verb.social)
| derivation | : | discriminatory, prejudiced, |
| definition | : | being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | partitive, separative, |
| definition | : | serving to separate or divide into parts (adj.all) |
32. act as a barrier between; stand between (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | divider, partition, |
| definition | : | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) (noun.artifact) |
33. separated according to race, sex, class, or religion (adj.all)
| derivation | : | distinctness, otherness, separateness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known (noun.attribute) |
34. independent; not united or joint (adj.all)
| antonym | : | joint, |
| definition | : | united or combined (adj.all) |
35. a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication (noun.communication)
36. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork (verb.change)
| derivation | : | ramification, |
| definition | : | an arrangement of branching parts (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | branch, |
| definition | : | a stream or river connected to a larger one (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | forking, furcation, |
| definition | : | the place where something divides into branches (noun.shape) |
37. become separated into pieces or fragments (verb.change)
| derivation | : | break, |
| definition | : | the occurrence of breaking (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | breakable, |
| definition | : | capable of being broken or damaged (adj.all) |
38. mark as different (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | difference, |
| definition | : | the quality of being unlike or dissimilar (noun.attribute) |
39. arrange or order by classes or categories (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | sorting, |
| definition | : | grouping by class or kind or size (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sorter, |
| definition | : | a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | form, kind, sort, variety, |
| definition | : | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | category, class, family, |
| definition | : | a collection of things sharing a common attribute (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | class, |
| definition | : | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | class, division, |
| definition | : | a league ranked by quality (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | classifier, |
| definition | : | a person who creates classifications (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | sorter, |
| definition | : | a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | sort, sorting, |
| definition | : | an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | classificatory, |
| definition | : | relating to or involving classification: (adj.pert) |
40. divide into components or constituents (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | separation, |
| definition | : | sorting one thing from others (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | centrifuge, extractor, separator, |
| definition | : | an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension (noun.artifact) |
41. force, take, or pull apart (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | separation, |
| definition | : | the act of dividing or disconnecting (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | partitive, separative, |
| definition | : | serving to separate or divide into parts (adj.all) |
42. come apart (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | partitive, separative, |
| definition | : | serving to separate or divide into parts (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | divisible, |
| definition | : | capable of being or liable to be divided or separated (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | partitive, |
| definition | : | indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts (adj.pert) |
43. go one's own way; move apart (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | schism, split, |
| definition | : | division of a group into opposing factions (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | separation, |
| definition | : | the social act of separating or parting company (noun.act) |
44. make a division or separation (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | partitive, separative, |
| definition | : | serving to separate or divide into parts (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | divisible, |
| definition | : | capable of being or liable to be divided or separated (adj.all) |
45. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways (verb.social)
| derivation | : | breakup, dissolution, |
| definition | : | the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | schism, split, |
| definition | : | division of a group into opposing factions (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | legal separation, separation, |
| definition | : | (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | separationist, separatist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) (noun.person) |
46. separate into parts or portions (verb.social)
| antonym | : | unify, unite, |
| definition | : | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | division, |
| definition | : | the act or process of dividing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | divider, partition, |
| definition | : | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | divider, |
| definition | : | a person who separates something into parts or groups (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | divider, splitter, |
| definition | : | a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | split, |
| definition | : | a promised or claimed share of loot or money (noun.possession) |
| derivation | : | divisible, |
| definition | : | capable of being or liable to be divided or separated (adj.all) |
47. treat differently on the basis of sex or race (verb.social)
| derivation | : | discriminatory, prejudiced, |
| definition | : | being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | partitive, separative, |
| definition | : | serving to separate or divide into parts (adj.all) |
48. act as a barrier between; stand between (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | divider, partition, |
| definition | : | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) (noun.artifact) |
49. separated according to race, sex, class, or religion (adj.all)
| derivation | : | distinctness, otherness, separateness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known (noun.attribute) |
50. independent; not united or joint (adj.all)
| antonym | : | joint, |
| definition | : | united or combined (adj.all) |
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