Synonyms and Antonyms of divide
1
to set or force apart
- volunteers divided the donated groceries into several dozen piles
break up, decouple, disassociate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divorce, part, ramify, resolve, separate, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyoke
break down, decompose, disassemble, disintegrate, dissolve
bifurcate, bisect, cleave, dichotomize, dissect, fractionalize, fractionate, halve, partition, quarter, segment, subdivide, trisect
fragment, fragmentate, fragmentize
break, fracture, pull, rend, rift, rip, rive, rupture, tear
cut off, insulate, isolate, seclude, segregate, sequester
detach, disengage, disentangle, unravel, untie
assemble, associate, blend, combine, mingle, mix
connect, couple
accumulate, agglutinate, attach, bind, cement, close, fasten, fuse, knit, stick, weld
2
to go or move in different directions from a central point
- the group divided based on those who wanted to go swimming and those who didn't
bestrew, break up, broadcast, clear out, disband, dispel, disperse, dissipate, distribute, scatter, sow
distance, recede, retreat