Synonyms for
Separates
Definition
to divide into parts or groups
Synonyms & similar words
fork
secernate
ramify
break
furcate
reprint
branch
severalise
secern
tell
assort
differentiate
severalize
part
unite
offprint
divide
sort
disunite
distinguish
classify
discriminate
dissever
split
separate
divides
splits
segments
apportions
divvies
cuts
disjoins
disconnects
detaches
disengages
isolates
segregates
distinguishes
differentiates
dissociates
severs
rips
tears
cleaves
sunders
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- separates from
- separates the
- separates into
- separates the men from the boys
- separates the wheat from the chaff
- separates the two
- separates us
Word family
Usage note
The verb 'separates' implies a division or distinction. Be mindful of its transitive and intransitive uses.
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Example sentences
- Mom separates the recycling from the trash.
- The teacher separates the students into groups for the project.
- I need to separate the eggs for the cake recipe.
- The fence separates our yard from the neighbor's.
- The wall separates the kitchen from the living room.
Quotes
Love separates us from everything that is not love.
The sea separates us from our enemies, and not from our brothers.
Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.