Synonyms and Antonyms of separate
1
to set or force apart
- we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight
break up, decouple, disassociate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, part, ramify, resolve, 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 searchers separated in order to cover more ground
bestrew, break up, broadcast, clear out, disband, dispel, disperse, dissipate, distribute, scatter, sow
distance, recede, retreat
3
to arrange or assign according to type
- separate the students by reading ability
assort, break down, categorize, class, classify, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, sort, type
array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, systematize
alphabetize, catalog (or catalogue), file, index, list, refer
pigeonhole, shelve
identify, recognize
cull, screen, set, sieve, sift, winnow
clump, cluster, colligate
recategorize, reclassify, regroup
subcategorize
