Antonyms for separation
ˌsɛp əˈreɪ ʃənsep·a·ra·tion

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1. separation

   Antonyms:
   alliance, coalition, compact, confederacy, confederation, federation, fusion, league, partnership, union

   Synonyms:
   antagonism, discord, disunion, divorce, enmity, hostility, schism, secession, war

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1. separation

   Synonyms:
   disunion, disjunction, disconnection, disengagement, dissociation

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Change Of Integrity
   • Distance
   • Group Action
   • Result
   • Sorting
   • Space
   • State

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1. separationnoun

   the state of lacking unity

   Antonyms:
   unification, union

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

2. separation, breakup, detachmentnoun

   coming apart

   Antonyms:
   union, unification

   Synonyms:
   legal separation, insulation, dissolution, disengagement, insularism, detachment, breakup, withdrawal, insularity, interval

3. interval, separationnoun

   the distance between things

   "fragile items require separation and cushioning"

   Antonyms:
   union, unification

   Synonyms:
   breakup, musical interval, detachment, time interval, interval, legal separation

4. separationnoun

   sorting one thing from others

   "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones"

   Antonyms:
   union, unification

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

5. separationnoun

   the social act of separating or parting company

   "the separation of church and state"

   Antonyms:
   union, unification

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

6. separationnoun

   the space where a division or parting occurs

   "he hid in the separation between walls"

   Antonyms:
   unification, union

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

7. separationnoun

   the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

   Antonyms:
   union, unification

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

8. legal separation, separationnoun

   (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

   Antonyms:
   unification, union

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, legal separation, judicial separation, interval

9. separationnoun

   the act of dividing or disconnecting

   Antonyms:
   unification, union

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

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1. separationnoun

   Synonyms:
   division, segregation, disunion, disconnection, sequestration, disjunction, dissolution, disengagement, disintegration, insulation, isolation, rupture, dissociation, divorce, analysis, decomposition, detachment, demarcation, severance, partition, deglutination

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1. league

   Submitted by anonymous on July 5, 2020  

How to use separation in a sentence?

1. John Delaney:

   I also believe strongly in the freedom of religion, right, and I believe strongly in the separation of church and state. So I don't believe religious doctrine should inform public policy.

2. Murat Belge:

   Erdogan is quite determined to create a new society where there is no principle of the separation of powers.

3. Justin Theroux:

   The good news is that was probably the most — I ’m choosing my words really carefully — it was kind of the most gentle separation, in that there was no animosity, in a weird way, just sort of navigating the inevitable perception of it is the exhausting part.

4. John Cornyn:

   The whole idea that presidents -- whether it's President President Donald Trump, President President Sanders or President Sanders -- can declare an emergency and somehow usurp the separation of powers and get into the business of appropriating money for specific projects without Congress being involved, is a serious constitutional question.

5. Mike Ryan:

   It's tried to rely on individuals and communities to comply with the advice of government and it has tried to avoid imposing mandatory lockdowns, mandatory separation of individuals, in Sweden, Anders Tegnell and the team there have done a good job.

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