PARTED Synonyms: 285 Similar and Opposite Words

parted 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of parted

as in severed

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parted

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verb

past tense of part

as in separated

to go or move in different directions from a central point after traveling together for three weeks, we parted at Rome

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as in departed

to leave a place often for another parted with great ceremony but with little preparation for the dangers that lay ahead

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as in divided

to set or force apart parted the prongs with pliers

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as in died

to stop living before I part, I hope I have the opportunity to say my good-byes

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Recent Examples of parted

Adjective

Faithe with her son, AydenAmanda Langston As the two parted ways, Amanda saw Faithe’s demeanor shift. — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026 But after two years in Tucson, the two left the U of A and parted ways, Cunningham landing at Texas and Williams at Iowa State. — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026

Verb

Her hair was parted in the middle with the darker color ending just around her cheekbones, transitioning into a warm blonde blend of gold, honey, and wheat tones atop dark under layers. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Sep. 2026 Giudice, who wore her light brown hair parted down the middle, kept things casual for the makeup transformation. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parted

Recent Examples of Synonyms for parted

Adjective

Their leader, the one who had held up the severed hand, was introduced as Maulvi Abdur Rahman Muzami, a judge.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
In the show’s second season, Lumon struggles to contain the fallout from these discoveries and fires the head of the severed floor, Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), replacing her with her former deputy, Seth Milchick (Tillman).

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of severed

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The defendant and others are said to have used a yacht that departed from the German port of Rostock.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Unfortunately, this future focus dwindled and largely disappeared in the following decades as key leaders departed Congress, and their successors pursued other interests.

— John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of departed

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And so the record is divided between tracks that capture the rush of losing yourself in a sea of bodies and the pain of being caught out at last call with no one to return home to.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
Yet Perrette and Decker’s meaty roles still leave gaps – slightly lower down the international chain, questions remain over how territories are divided up and who looks after what.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of divided

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In the town of Chhatak, also in the Sylhet region, the daughter of 30-year-old carpenter Humayun Rashid died unvaccinated in June aged nine months.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Four people died and dozens more were injured after a fire broke out at a Canadian military base in Alberta on Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday afternoon.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of died

Adjective

Granite counters and a mini-split air-conditioning unit round out the room, which acts like a hub, connecting to multiple other spaces.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Jim Orr, Universal’s head of domestic distribution, noted that the audience gender divide was evenly split and about 2/3 were between 18 and 34 years old.

— Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of split

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Lahn, who was endorsed early in his primary by political committee MAHA Action, has diverged from many of his Republican peers in directly linking polluted water and agrochemicals to Iowa’s cancer crisis.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Lahn, who was endorsed early in his primary by the political committee MAHA Action, has diverged from many of his Republican peers in directly linking polluted water and agrochemicals to Iowa's cancer crisis.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of diverged

Verb

It got pushed back a year and the female lead changed when Rosa Salazar exited and Melissa Fumero came on.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
The following season, Philadelphia exited in the National League Championship Series, and the next two years saw losses in the Division Series.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026