Synonyms for separate
ˈsɛp əˌreɪt; -ər ɪt

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1. offprint, reprint, separate(noun)

   a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

   Synonyms:
   offprint, reissue, reprint, reprinting

   Antonyms:
   conjunct, conjoined, cooperative, collective, conjunctive, joint, corporate, clannish, integrated, concerted, connected, cosignatory, conjoint, attached

2. separate(adj)

   a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

   Synonyms:
   offprint, reprint

   Antonyms:
   conjoined, joint, concerted, collective, attached, connected, corporate, clannish, cooperative, conjoint, cosignatory, conjunctive, integrated, conjunct

3. separate(adj)

   independent; not united or joint

   "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"

   Synonyms:
   disjoined, freestanding

   Antonyms:
   conjoined, cooperative, joint, conjunctive, connected, collective, conjoint, conjunct, concerted, cosignatory, corporate, clannish, integrated, attached

4. freestanding, separate(adj)

   standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

   "a freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage"

   Synonyms:
   disjoined, freestanding

   Antonyms:
   concerted, clannish, cosignatory, conjoined, conjunctive, cooperative, collective, integrated, joint, connected, conjunct, corporate, conjoint, attached

5. separate(adj)

   separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

   "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes"

   Synonyms:
   disjoined, freestanding

   Antonyms:
   conjunct, cooperative, connected, corporate, integrated, cosignatory, clannish, conjoint, joint, concerted, conjunctive, collective, attached, conjoined

6. disjoined, separate(verb)

   have the connection undone; having become separate

   Synonyms:
   disjoined, freestanding

   Antonyms:
   joint, conjunctive, concerted, clannish, attached, conjunct, conjoined, cosignatory, integrated, conjoint, cooperative, connected, corporate, collective

7. separate, divide(verb)

   act as a barrier between; stand between

   "The mountain range divides the two countries"

   Synonyms:
   divide, assort, carve up, come apart, fork, classify, sort out, dissever, differentiate, class, distinguish, part, break, disunite, severalise, fraction, furcate, fall apart, severalize, secernate, break up, split up, split, sort, secern, tell apart, tell, branch, single out, ramify, discriminate

   Antonyms:
   conjoined, concerted, conjunct, joint, cosignatory, corporate, conjoint, attached, integrated, collective, connected, conjunctive, clannish, cooperative

8. separate, disunite, divide, part(verb)

   force, take, or pull apart

   "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

   Synonyms:
   tell apart, distinguish, start, classify, assort, disassociate, start out, differentiate, split up, fork, tell, fraction, break up, divide, come apart, single out, part, carve up, sort, severalize, split, break, fall apart, severalise, dissever, furcate, depart, dissociate, set off, class, discriminate, branch, take off, secern, divorce, disunite, set forth, sort out, ramify, disjoint, secernate, set out

   Antonyms:
   conjunct, corporate, attached, cosignatory, clannish, joint, conjoint, collective, cooperative, integrated, conjoined, connected, conjunctive, concerted

9. distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart(verb)

   mark as different

   "We distinguish several kinds of maple"

   Synonyms:
   tell apart, distinguish, classify, discriminate, spot, mark, differentiate, sort, signalise, enjoin, split up, key out, evidence, tell, break up, divide, come apart, single out, part, state, pick out, order, carve up, key, severalize, split, assure, speciate, fall apart, severalise, furcate, dissever, signalize, assort, specialize, recount, class, identify, make out, specialise, branch, discern, secern, recognize, recite, name, disunite, recognise, narrate, describe, break, sort out, ramify, fork, discover, secernate, say

   Antonyms:
   concerted, attached, integrated, collective, conjoined, connected, conjoint, clannish, cosignatory, joint, corporate, cooperative, conjunctive, conjunct

10. divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up(verb)

    separate into parts or portions

    "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

    Synonyms:
    tell apart, distinguish, classify, cleave, split up, fork, differentiate, fraction, break up, divide, rive, single out, part, come apart, carve up, sort, severalize, split, break, fall apart, severalise, dissever, furcate, assort, class, discriminate, branch, break open, secern, divorce, disunite, tell, burst, sort out, ramify, secernate

    Antonyms:
    conjunctive, concerted, cosignatory, conjoined, attached, cooperative, clannish, conjoint, conjunct, collective, joint, corporate, connected, integrated

11. separate(verb)

    divide into components or constituents

    "Separate the wheat from the chaff"

    Synonyms:
    divide, assort, carve up, come apart, fork, classify, sort out, dissever, differentiate, class, distinguish, part, break, disunite, severalise, furcate, fall apart, severalize, secernate, break up, split up, split, sort, secern, tell apart, tell, branch, single out, ramify, discriminate

    Antonyms:
    conjoined, collective, integrated, conjoint, concerted, cosignatory, clannish, conjunct, conjunctive, attached, joint, corporate, cooperative, connected

12. classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate(verb)

    arrange or order by classes or categories

    "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

    Synonyms:
    tell apart, distinguish, classify, associate, single out, split up, shed light on, crystalise, differentiate, sieve, divide, crystalize, fall apart, part, crystallise, carve up, sort, severalize, consort, split, come apart, correct, severalise, dissever, furcate, assort, affiliate, class, illuminate, clear, discriminate, discipline, branch, secern, screen out, elucidate, screen, crystallize, clear up, enlighten, relegate, disunite, straighten out, tell, break, sort out, ramify, fork, break up, secernate

    Antonyms:
    clannish, cooperative, collective, attached, connected, joint, conjoined, conjunctive, cosignatory, corporate, conjoint, concerted, conjunct, integrated

13. separate, divide(verb)

    make a division or separation

    Synonyms:
    divide, assort, carve up, come apart, fork, classify, sort out, dissever, differentiate, class, distinguish, part, break, disunite, severalise, fraction, furcate, fall apart, severalize, secernate, break up, split up, split, sort, secern, tell apart, tell, branch, single out, ramify, discriminate

    Antonyms:
    joint, connected, corporate, integrated, collective, conjunct, conjunctive, conjoint, cosignatory, conjoined, concerted, clannish, attached, cooperative

14. separate, part, split up, split, break, break up(verb)

    discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

    "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"

    Synonyms:
    crack, fork, give way, soften, disperse, reveal, cut off, give out, single out, unwrap, fall apart, part, disassemble, collapse, die, classify, transgress, founder, weaken, fragmentise, calve, fragmentize, bump, discover, snap off, take off, go, ramify, demote, break out, split, sort out, give away, take apart, crack up, damp, smash, interrupt, carve up, offend, distinguish, fracture, relegate, discriminate, bring out, violate, class, divulge, pause, break-dance, let on, recess, get around, rive, wear out, cave in, sort, conk out, tell apart, break away, check, break open, break up, breach, develop, give, split up, branch, secern, decompose, dissolve, assort, better, furcate, fragment, burst, go bad, adjourn, tell, secernate, break off, cleave, disclose, crash, bust, erupt, scatter, dismantle, recrudesce, break apart, break dance, divide, go against, dampen, set forth, severalize, divorce, fall in, disrupt, break in, let out, dissever, severalise, ruin, start, depart, kick downstairs, disunite, differentiate, stop, dispel, break down, infract, set out, fail, come apart, bankrupt, set off, expose, break, crock up, discontinue, start out, intermit, dissipate, sever, get out, pick, resolve, wear

    Antonyms:
    concerted, attached, integrated, collective, cosignatory, joint, clannish, conjoined, cooperative, conjunctive, connected, conjoint, conjunct, corporate

15. separate, part, split(verb)

    go one's own way; move apart

    "The friends separated after the party"

    Synonyms:
    tell apart, distinguish, start, classify, cleave, start out, differentiate, rive, split up, fork, tell, break up, divide, come apart, single out, break open, part, carve up, sort, severalize, split, break, fall apart, severalise, dissever, furcate, depart, assort, set off, class, discriminate, branch, take off, secern, disunite, set forth, burst, sort out, ramify, secernate, set out

    Antonyms:
    clannish, collective, conjoined, corporate, cosignatory, concerted, cooperative, integrated, joint, conjoint, conjunctive, conjunct, attached, connected

16. break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart(verb)

    become separated into pieces or fragments

    "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"

    Synonyms:
    crack, break away, give way, soften, reveal, develop, single out, unwrap, conk out, expose, die, distinguish, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, ramify, demote, break out, split, sort out, give away, damp, smash, interrupt, carve up, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, discriminate, bring out, violate, class, divulge, divorce, pause, let on, get around, wear out, cave in, sort, fork, tell apart, break-dance, break up, check, give out, break in, give, split up, branch, secern, better, furcate, burst, go bad, tell, secernate, breach, break off, disclose, bust, erupt, collapse, recrudesce, break dance, divide, go against, dampen, severalize, break down, assort, fall in, bump, let out, dissever, severalise, ruin, fall apart, kick downstairs, disunite, part, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, crumble, differentiate, break, discontinue, intermit, go to pieces, wear, classify

    Antonyms:
    connected, joint, corporate, cosignatory, concerted, collective, conjoint, conjunct, attached, conjunctive, clannish, conjoined, cooperative, integrated

17. discriminate, separate, single out(verb)

    treat differently on the basis of sex or race

    Synonyms:
    divide, assort, carve up, know apart, come apart, fork, classify, secern, sort out, dissever, differentiate, class, part, break, disunite, severalise, furcate, fall apart, severalize, secernate, break up, split up, split, sort, distinguish, tell apart, tell, branch, single out, ramify, discriminate

    Antonyms:
    conjunctive, conjunct, conjoined, cosignatory, cooperative, connected, collective, corporate, attached, joint, concerted, clannish, integrated, conjoint

18. separate, divide, part(verb)

    come apart

    "The two pieces that we had glued separated"

    Synonyms:
    tell apart, distinguish, start, classify, start out, differentiate, split up, fork, tell, fraction, break up, divide, come apart, single out, part, carve up, sort, severalize, split, break, fall apart, severalise, dissever, furcate, depart, assort, set off, class, discriminate, branch, take off, secern, disunite, set forth, sort out, ramify, secernate, set out

    Antonyms:
    joint, collective, clannish, integrated, conjunctive, concerted, conjoint, attached, connected, conjoined, cooperative, cosignatory, conjunct, corporate

19. branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate(verb)

    divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

    "The road forks"

    Synonyms:
    divide, split, pitchfork, sort, come apart, assort, classify, secern, sort out, dissever, differentiate, class, part, break, disunite, severalise, break up, fall apart, severalize, secernate, complexify, split up, furcate, fork, distinguish, tell apart, carve up, tell, branch, single out, ramify, discriminate

    Antonyms:
    cooperative, collective, corporate, connected, cosignatory, conjunct, conjoined, conjunctive, conjoint, joint, clannish, concerted, attached, integrated

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1. separate(v)

   The central idea of withdrawing makes abstract in common speech a euphemism for appropriate (unlawfully), purloin, steal. In mental processes we discriminate between objects by distinguishing their differences; we separate some one element from all that does not necessarily belong to it, abstract it, and view it alone. We may separate two ideas, and hold both in mind in comparison or contrast; but when we abstract one of them, we drop the other out of thought. The mind is abstracted when it is withdrawn from all other subjects and concentrated upon one, diverted when it is drawn away from what it would or should attend to by some other interest, distracted when the attention is divided among different subjects, so that it can not be given properly to any. The trouble with the distracted person is that he is not abstracted. Compare DISCERN.

   Synonyms:
   abstract, appropriate, detach, discriminate, distinguish, distract, divert, eliminate, purloin, remove, steal, take away, withdraw

   Antonyms:
   add, combine, complete, conjoin, fill up, increase, restore, strengthen, unite

   Preposition:
   The purse may be abstracted from the pocket; the substance from the accidents; a book into a compend.

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1. separate(v)

   Synonyms:
   part, never, disjoin, disunite, divorce, tear, rend, remove, disintegrate, detach, disconnect, divide, dissipate, scatter, segregate, diverge

   Antonyms:
   unite, fasten, tie, conjoin, wed, link, amalgamate, consolidate, integrate, incorporate, connect, fuse, confound, mass, herd, congregate, convene, gather, collect, meet, converge

2. separate(a)

   Synonyms:
   disunited, disjoined, disconnected, unconnected, detached, severed, different

   Antonyms:
   connected, conjoined, united, alike

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1. split up

   cause to move or be apart.

   police were trying to separate two rioting mobs.

   Submitted by JP03 on March 29, 2015  

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1. separate(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   disjoin, disunite, disconnect, dispart, divide, detach, disengage, insulate, isolate

2. separate(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   sever, dissever, sunder, cleave, part

3. separate(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   withdraw, remove, eliminate

4. separate(a.)

   Synonyms:
   disjoined, disconnected, unconnected, disunited, dissociated, detached, distinct, discrete

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1. separate(a)

   Synonyms:
   detached, disconnected, disjoined, separated, apart, distinct, isolated, segregated, disunited, severed, withdrawn

2. separate(v)

   Synonyms:
   divide, dissolve, detach, sunder, sever, disconnect, part, disjoin, withdraw, rend, dissociate, disengage, isolate, disunite, eliminate, disintegrate, segregate, scatter, disperse, dissipate, sequester, cleave, insulate, dissever, deglutinate

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1. List of paraphrases:

   distinct, separated, independent, separately, different, discrete, segregated, individual, distinctive, sporadic, segregate, separating, stand-alone, split, corrigendum, pry, various, distinguish, dissociate, specific, autonomous, respectively, independence, own, isolated, separation, decouple, free-standing, standalone, detach, toseparate, breakaway

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How to use separate in a sentence?

1. John Dowd:

   The mistake was I should have put the lying to the FBI in a separate line referencing his plea, instead, I put it together and it made all you guys go crazy. A tweet is shorthand.

2. Margrethe Vestager:

   Keeping national gas markets separate also allowed Gazprom to charge prices that we at this stage consider to be unfair.

3. Hannah More:

   If faith produce no works, I see That faith is not a living tree. Thus faith and works together grow, No separate life they never can know. They're soul and body, hand and heart, What God hath joined, let no man part.

4. Peter Yeo:

   Madeleine Albright has been a communicator more than a policy person, so Madeleine Albright'll be quickly put to the test with the on-the-spot negotiations required at United Nations. Although the position won't be Cabinet level, it remains unclear whether Madeleine Albright'll be a separate center of power on United Nations issues in the Nikki Haley fashion.

5. Michael Marks:

   You want a separate circuit tester in order to test the functionality of the components without it being hooked up to the actual device, for your own safety.

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