separate

The word “separate” has 3 syllables: sep-a-rate

It's pronounced as /ˈsɛpəˌreɪt/

What is synonym and antonym for separate?

In the thesaurus, “separate” has 291 synonyms and 104 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for separate along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for separate

abstract
abstracted
alphabetize
apart
apportioned
array
assign
assort
asunder
autonomous
bestrew
bifurcate
bisect
break
break down
break it off
break off
break up
broadcast
catalog
catalogue
categorize
characteristic
class
classify
clear out
cleave
close off
clump
cluster
codify
colligate
comb
come apart
come away
come between
compartment
compartmentalize
comprehend
confine
contradistinguish
cull
custom
customized
cut apart
cut in two
cut off
decompose
decouple
dedomicile
delivered
demarcate
democratic
depart
detach
detached
detain
dichotomize
difference
different
differentiate
digest
disassemble
disassociate
disassociated
disband
discern
disconnect
disconnected
discontinue
discrete
discriminate
disembodied
disengage
disentangle
disintegrate
disjoin
disjoint
disjointed
disparate
dispel
disperse
dispose
dissect
dissever
dissimilar
dissipate
dissociate
dissolve
distance
distant
distinct
distinctive
distinguish
distinguishable
distribute
distributed
disunify
disunite
disunited
diverge
divergent
diverse
divide
divided
divorce
divorced
draw apart
draw up
drop
emancipated
empowered
enfranchised
especial
estrange
express
far between
file
fork
fractionalize
fractionate
fracture
fragment
fragmentate
fragmentize
free
freeborn
freed
freestanding
go away
go different ways
go separate ways
grade
grasp
group
halve
hold
identify
identifying
idiomatic
idiosyncratic
immure
in halves
incarcerate
independent
index
individual
individualized
insulate
intern
intersect
interval
intervene
intimate
island
isolate
isolated
jail
keep
know
leave
liberated
list
lone
loose
manumitted
marked
marshal
marshall
nonconformist
one
only
order
organize
part
part company
parted
particular
partition
partitioned
patented
peculiar
peg
personal
personalized
pigeonhole
place
private
privy
pull
pull out
put asunder
put on one side
quarantine
quarter
ramify
range
rank
recategorize
recede
reclassify
recognize
redeemed
refer
regroup
released
relegate
remove
removed
rend
republican
resolve
respective
restrain
restrict
retreat
rift
rip
rive
rope off
rupture
scatter
scattered
screen
secern
seclude
segment
segregate
self-contained
self-directed
self-governed
self-governing
self-ruling
self-sufficient
sequester
set
set apart
set asunder
set off
sever
several
severed
shelve
sieve
sift
single
single out
singular
sole
solitary
sort
sovereign
sovran
sow
space
special
specialized
specific
split
split up
spread
stand between
subcategorize
subdivide
subjective
sunder
sundered
systematize
take leave
tear
trisect
type
unalike
unattached
uncombine
unconnected
unconquered
uncouple
understand
undo
unique
unlink
unravel
unruled
unsupervised
untie
untie the knot
unyoke
varied
various
winnow

Antonyms for separate

accumulate
adjoining
agglutinate
agree
alike
assemble
assimilate
associate
associated
attach
attached
bind
blend
bound
broad
captive
cement
close
combine
combined
come
common
confound
confuse
connect
connected
conquered
converge
couple
dependent
desegregate
disarrange
discharge
disorder
disorganize
engage
enslaved
fasten
fettered
free
fuse
gather
general
generic
identical
inferior
integrate
join
joined
jumble
keep
knit
liberate
like
link
linked
loose
lump
marry
meet
mend
mingle
misclassify
missort
mistake
mistype
mix
mix up
mixed
non-self-governing
nonautonomous
normal
popular
prevailing
prevalent
public
regular
reintegrate
release
resembling
same
scramble
selfsame
shared
similar
standard
stick
subdued
subject
subjugated
subordinate
subservient
together
typical
unfree
uniform
unify
unite
united
universal
usual
very
weld
widespread

Meanings of separate

noun
1. (usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.
verb
1. To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
2. To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
3. To cause (things or people) to be separate.
4. To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
5. To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
adjective
1. Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
2. (followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).

Example Sentences

The teacher asked them to separate into two groups for the activity.
Please separate the recyclables from the trash.
They decided to separate after years of living together.
The book has separate chapters dedicated to different topics.
She wanted to separate the eggs before mixing them into the batter.

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