Synonyms for separation
ˌsɛp əˈreɪ ʃən

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1. separation(noun)

   the state of lacking unity

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

   Antonyms:
   unification, union

2. separation, breakup, detachment(noun)

   coming apart

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

   Antonyms:
   union, unification

3. interval, separation(noun)

   the distance between things

   "fragile items require separation and cushioning"

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

   Antonyms:
   union, unification

4. separation(noun)

   sorting one thing from others

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

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

   Antonyms:
   union, unification

5. separation(noun)

   the social act of separating or parting company

   "the separation of church and state"

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

   Antonyms:
   union, unification

6. separation(noun)

   the space where a division or parting occurs

   "he hid in the separation between walls"

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

   Antonyms:
   unification, union

7. separation(noun)

   the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

   Antonyms:
   union, unification

8. legal 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, interval

   Antonyms:
   unification, union

9. separation(noun)

   the act of dividing or disconnecting

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

   Antonyms:
   unification, union

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. separation

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

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

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1. separation

   Synonyms:
   disunion, disjunction, disconnection, disengagement, dissociation

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1. separation(n.)

   Synonyms:
   disjunction, disunion, disconnection, disengagement, dissociation, isolation

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1. separation(n)

   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. 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

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How to use separation in a sentence?

1. Patrick Conley:

   The word' Democratic Providence' is for God's divine providence in giving Roger Williams a place to establish the American principle of religious liberty and church-state separation, you want to wipe that away ?

2. Sam Grover:

   It violates the personal liberties of the couple and ordering the writing of Bible verses is clearly a violation of the separation of church and state.

3. Akhenaten:

   Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it.

4. Al Jean:

   We did a lot of shows about Homer and Marge being married and about the problems that come (with it), but what we haven't done is Marge saying, 'That's it, I've had it, I'm getting a separation, the Simpsons.

5. Dan Reynolds:

   So we went through a separation for six months and then, and we got back together. So we've been together now for a year and a half, and I have a newborn boy, you know, look, I appreciate the privacy in the matter, but on the same note, I would just say it's important for people to know that, you know, relationships, sometimes they work out, sometimes they don't and they're difficult and it's a struggle. But we, we have chosen to stay together and love each other and continue to fight for our relationship.

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