SEPARATELY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

separately

adverb

Definition of separately

as in individually

not together with someone or something else The software is sold separately from the hardware. Store the raw meat separately so it doesn't contaminate the other food. The professor met with each student separately.

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Recent Examples of separately The handle keeps it portable, and the battery pops out to charge separately (via USB-C). — Bestreviews, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 China has separately reported 16 deaths and 546 people missing in the Tibet region, including 261 foreign nationals. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026 Desai said the group separately verified with people with direct knowledge of the matter that the exchange is under consideration. — Jake Spring The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026 For example, Disasi and winger Raheem Sterling were left out of the senior squad for the first half of last season and were made to train away from them separately. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for separately

Recent Examples of Synonyms for separately

Adverb

On the first night of training camp, the Rams’ defensive line coach sat down with each of his charges individually and, among other topics, talked about Aaron Donald.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Aspirin is not recommended in teens, though doctors may individually recommend aspirin/caffeine combination products for migraines.

— Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of individually

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The second company may have to learn essentially the same lesson independently, as may the third, fourth and fifth.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Rashidian also described accounts of arrests, executions and broader security crackdowns – claims CNN cannot independently verify.

— Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026