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Synonyms for divorce
dɪˈvɔrs, -ˈvoʊrsdi·vorce
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Wiktionary
divorceverb
Synonyms:
dissociate, disunite, split up, disjoint, disassociate, separatedivorcenoun
The legal dissolution of a marriage.
Richard obtained a divorce from his wife some years ago, but hasn't returned to the dating scene.
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split up, disunite, divorcement, separate, dissociate, disassociate, disjointdivorceverb
To end one's own marriage in this way.
Lucy divorced Steve when she discovered that he had been unfaithful.
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severance, separation, partition, dissociate, disunite, separate, disjoint, disassociate, split updivorceverb
To separate something that was connected.
The radical group voted to divorce itself from the main faction and start an independent movement.
Synonyms:
disunite, separate, dissociate, disjoint, disassociate, split upAntonyms:
marrydivorceverb
To obtain a legal divorce.
Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she retained the business.
Synonyms:
separate, disassociate, disunite, split up, disjoint, dissociateAntonyms:
marry
English Synonyms and Antonyms
divorce
Synonyms:
antagonism, discord, disunion, enmity, hostility, schism, secession, separation, warAntonyms:
alliance, coalition, compact, confederacy, confederation, federation, fusion, league, partnership, union
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
divorce, divorcementverb
the legal dissolution of a marriage
Synonyms:
divorcementdisassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjointverb
part; cease or break association with
"She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
Synonyms:
disjoin, split up, decouple, disunite, part, separate, disassociate, disarticulate, disjoint, divide, dissociatedivorce, split upverb
get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
"The couple divorced after only 6 months"
Synonyms:
come apart, split up, break up, disjoint, disunite, part, separate, disassociate, split, dissever, divide, break, carve up, fall apart, dissociate
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
divorcenoun
Synonyms:
separation (of husband and wife), dissolution of the marriage contractdivorceverb
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#207 | part | |
#615 | war | |
#1618 | break | |
#2228 | separate | |
#3684 | split | |
#4862 | divorce | |
#6234 | separation | |
#8256 | partition | |
#8328 | divide | |
#15527 | divorced | |
#15680 | disconnect | |
#21810 | hostility | |
#23043 | severance | |
#26034 | divert | |
#32391 | disjoint | |
#39989 | secession | |
#42082 | discord | |
#43440 | divorces | |
#48126 | alienate | |
#48333 | antagonism | |
#50466 | schism | |
#50674 | enmity | |
#67566 | divorcing | |
#93332 | dissociate | |
#98193 | decouple | |
#125734 | disassociate | |
#150951 | disunion |
How to use divorce in a sentence?
That will not un-divorce Heather, it is the first unquestionably valid same-sex divorce, issued in full compliance with Florida law.
You can't divorce religious belief and public service ... I've never detected any conflict between God's will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.
California is one of the unique states that lets the parties get a divorce without resolving all of the other issues, georgia and most other states require parties to resolve everything -- custody, child support, property division -- before they will grant them a divorce because that motivates people to finish off the negotiations so they can get a divorce.
Marriage is about love, and divorce is about money, as you go through the process of divorce, everything comes down to the concept of money.
In America every woman has her set of girl-friends some are cousins, the rest are gained at school. These form a permanent committee who sit on each other's affairs, who 'come out' together, marry and divorce together, and who end as those groups of bustling, heartless well-informed club-women who govern society. Against them the Couple of Ehepaar is helpless and Man in their eyes but a biological interlude.
Translations for divorce
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- طلاق, أطلق, تطليقArabic
- развод, разделям, разрив, разделяне, развеждам се, развеждамBulgarian
- divorciar, divorciCatalan, Valencian
- rozvést, rozvodCzech
- skilsmisseDanish
- scheiden, Ehescheidung, ScheidungGerman
- διαζύγιο, χωρίζω, χωρισμός, παίρνω διαζύγιοGreek
- divorco, eksgeedziĝoEsperanto
- divorciarse, divorcio, divorciarSpanish
- طلاقPersian
- erota, ero, avioero, erottaa, erotteluFinnish
- hjúnaskilnaðurFaroese
- divorce, divorcerFrench
- sgaradh-pòsaidhScottish Gaelic
- divorcio, divorciar, divorciarseGalician
- גירושים, התגרשHebrew
- तलाक़, तलाक, talaakHindi
- elválik, válás, válik, elválás, elválaszt, szétválasztHungarian
- ապահարզան, բաժանել, ամուսնալուծել, անջատում, անջատել, բաժանում, բաժանվել, խզում, ամուսնալուծվել, ամուսնալուծությունArmenian
- desmariajo, divorcigar, divorco, divorcarIdo
- skilnaðurIcelandic
- divorzio, divorziareItalian
- 離婚する, 離婚, 離婚させるJapanese
- ವಿಚ್ orce ೇದನKannada
- 離婚, 이혼Korean
- تهلاقKurdish
- divertoLatin
- ScheedungLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- tokorau, tokoMāori
- раздвојува, раскинување, одвојување, се разведува, раскин, разведува, одделува, раздвојување, се раздвојува, одвојува, развод, одделувањеMacedonian
- वेगळेहोणे, घटस्फोट, काडीमोडMarathi
- echtscheidingDutch
- skillsmisseNorwegian
- ałtsʼááʼítʼaashNavajo, Navaho
- rozwódPolish
- divisão, divorciar-se, divórcio, separar, separação, divorciarPortuguese
- despărți, despărțire, divorța, divorțRomanian
- разводиться, разрыв, отделиться, развести, отделение, развестись, разводить, расторжение брака, отделяться, разводRussian
- brakorazvod, razvodSerbo-Croatian
- rozvodSlovak
- skiljande, skilsmässa, skilja åt, skilja, äktenskapsskillnadSwedish
- talakaSwahili
- విడాకులుTelugu
- การหย่าร้าง, การหย่าThai
- boşamak, boşanmak, boşanmaTurkish
- طلاقUrdu
- ly hôn, 離婚, ly dịVietnamese
- matiteilVolapük
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