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Synonyms for divorce
dɪˈvɔrs, -ˈvoʊrsdi·vorce

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Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. divorceverb

    Synonyms:
    dissociate, disunite, split up, disjoint, disassociate, separate

    Antonyms:
    marry, marriage

  2. divorcenoun

    The legal dissolution of a marriage.

    Richard obtained a divorce from his wife some years ago, but hasn't returned to the dating scene.

    Synonyms:
    split up, disunite, divorcement, separate, dissociate, disassociate, disjoint

    Antonyms:
    marry, marriage

  3. divorceverb

    To end one's own marriage in this way.

    Lucy divorced Steve when she discovered that he had been unfaithful.

    Synonyms:
    severance, separation, partition, dissociate, disunite, separate, disjoint, disassociate, split up

    Antonyms:
    marry, marriage

  4. divorceverb

    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 up

    Antonyms:
    marry

  5. divorceverb

    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, dissociate

    Antonyms:
    marry

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. divorceverb

    Synonyms:
    separate, disconnect, dissever, divert, alienate

    Antonyms:
    conjoin, unite, connect, apply, reconcile, reunite

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. divorce, divorcementverb

    the legal dissolution of a marriage

    Synonyms:
    divorcement

  2. disassociate, 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, dissociate

  3. divorce, 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 Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. divorcenoun

    Synonyms:
    separation (of husband and wife), dissolution of the marriage contract

  2. divorceverb

    Synonyms:
    separate, part, sever

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "divorce":

    divorces, divorced, divorcing

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How to use divorce in a sentence?

  1. Heather Brassner:

    That will not un-divorce Heather, it is the first unquestionably valid same-sex divorce, issued in full compliance with Florida law.

  2. James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr.:

    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.

  3. Randy Kessler:

    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.

  4. Gabrielle Clemens:

    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.

  5. Charles Caleb Colton:

    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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