What are some alternative words for separation?
Synonyms for separation
ˌsɛp əˈreɪ ʃən
This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms, equivalent, same meaning and similar words for the term separation.
Princeton's WordNet
separation(noun)
the state of lacking unity
Synonyms:
breakup, detachment, interval, legal separationAntonyms:
unification, unionseparation, breakup, detachment(noun)
coming apart
Synonyms:
legal separation, insulation, dissolution, disengagement, insularism, detachment, breakup, withdrawal, insularity, intervalAntonyms:
union, unificationinterval, separation(noun)
the distance between things
"fragile items require separation and cushioning"
Synonyms:
breakup, musical interval, detachment, time interval, interval, legal separationAntonyms:
union, unificationseparation(noun)
sorting one thing from others
"the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones"
Synonyms:
breakup, detachment, interval, legal separationAntonyms:
union, unificationseparation(noun)
the social act of separating or parting company
"the separation of church and state"
Synonyms:
breakup, detachment, interval, legal separationAntonyms:
union, unificationseparation(noun)
the space where a division or parting occurs
"he hid in the separation between walls"
Synonyms:
breakup, detachment, interval, legal separationAntonyms:
unification, unionseparation(noun)
the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
Synonyms:
breakup, detachment, interval, legal separationAntonyms:
union, unificationlegal separation, separation(noun)
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
Synonyms:
breakup, detachment, legal separation, judicial separation, intervalAntonyms:
unification, unionseparation(noun)
the act of dividing or disconnecting
Synonyms:
breakup, detachment, interval, legal separationAntonyms:
unification, union
English Synonyms and Antonyms
separation
Synonyms:
antagonism, discord, disunion, divorce, enmity, hostility, schism, secession, warAntonyms:
alliance, coalition, compact, confederacy, confederation, federation, fusion, league, partnership, union
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
separation
Synonyms:
disunion, disjunction, disconnection, disengagement, dissociation
Dictionary of English Synonymes
separation(n.)
Synonyms:
disjunction, disunion, disconnection, disengagement, dissociation, isolation
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
separation(n)
Synonyms:
division, segregation, disunion, disconnection, sequestration, disjunction, dissolution, disengagement, disintegration, insulation, isolation, rupture, dissociation, divorce, analysis, decomposition, detachment, demarcation, severance, partition, deglutination
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "separation":
disengagement, segregation, separating, unbundling, separator, secession, splitting, spacing, spacer, distinction, split, seam, parting, distance, termination, cessation, separations, division, separated, barrier, buffer, chapter, break-up, departure, stand-off, severance, separatism, partitioning, decoupling, isolation, breakup, separate, gap
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#615 | war | |
#912 | chapter | |
#1147 | division | |
#1368 | distance | |
#2228 | separate | |
#3684 | split | |
#4114 | gap | |
#4373 | buffer | |
#4862 | divorce | |
#5374 | departure | |
#6054 | termination | |
#6160 | interval | |
#6234 | separation | |
#6287 | separated | |
#7079 | barrier | |
#7184 | withdrawal | |
#8045 | isolation | |
#8137 | distinction | |
#9977 | insulation | |
#13584 | spacing | |
#14526 | splitting | |
#16849 | separating | |
#16872 | cessation | |
#17507 | dissolution | |
#17765 | separator | |
#19042 | segregation | |
#19682 | partitioning | |
#19758 | seam | |
#20289 | spacer | |
#21810 | hostility | |
#22669 | detachment | |
#23043 | severance | |
#26833 | parting | |
#27789 | separations | |
#29142 | breakup | |
#30411 | dissociation | |
#39989 | secession | |
#41284 | disconnection | |
#42082 | discord | |
#42125 | disengagement | |
#47744 | decoupling | |
#48333 | antagonism | |
#50466 | schism | |
#50674 | enmity | |
#59447 | unbundling | |
#64823 | disjunction | |
#78275 | separatism | |
#150951 | disunion | |
#168865 | insularity |
How to use separation in a sentence?
The reality is there are still close to 500 parents that have not been located, many of these parents were removed from the country without their child, all of this is the result of the government's separation and then inability and failure to track and reunite, and the reality is that for every parent who is not located, there will be a permanent orphaned child, and that is 100 % the responsibility of the administration.
These are crippling loopholes that cause family separation, which we don't want.
Before Senator Merkley demanded to see these facilities, they were shrouded in secrecy and Americans had no idea the extent to which the Administration's zero tolerance policy led to the incarceration of children and separation from their families, given their track record of obfuscation, it's not surprising to learn HHS has found public disclosure inconvenient.
We've lost all of the routine of a typical week, and that means having weekends as a boundary or as a separation or something to look forward to, now the weekend is the same as a weekday.
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.
Translations for separation
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- الفصلArabic
- separaceCzech
- TrennungGerman
- apartigo, izoleco, izolitecoEsperanto
- separaciónSpanish
- جداییPersian
- erottelu, erotteleminen, erottaminenFinnish
- séparationFrench
- scaradh, deighiltIrish
- dealachadhScottish Gaelic
- separaciónGalician
- पृथक्करणHindi
- köz, elválasztás, különélés, távolságHungarian
- separazioneItalian
- 離縁, 分離Japanese
- dissociatioLatin
- scheidingDutch
- separaçãoPortuguese
- separare, divorț, divorțareRomanian
- разделе́ние, разлу́ка, отделе́ние, разъедине́ниеRussian
- 分割Chinese
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