SEPARATING Synonyms: 204 Similar and Opposite Words

separating

verb

present participle of separate

as in dividing

to set or force apart we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight

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as in parting

to go or move in different directions from a central point the searchers separated in order to cover more ground

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as in classifying

to arrange or assign according to type separate the students by reading ability

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as in isolating

to set or keep apart from others separated the injured calf from the herd

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as in differentiating

to understand or point out the difference in trying to separate science from religion on one specific point

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Recent Examples of separating The former couple was married for 18 years before separating in 2022. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026 The novel process works by separating lithium directly from liquid brines. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026 The World Health Organization says its comparison numbers used to interpret the results should not be treated as an absolute line separating fertile from infertile men. — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 There were so few people living in this part of the country that, despite the distances separating them, many knew one another. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 With just 11 votes separating the candidates, the additional ballots could change the outcome. — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 With Ye-ji’s documentary at the heart of the story, separating her footage from Lee’s film was another question. — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 After separating earlier this year, the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star filed for divorce Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026 In all of these cases, however, separating the steel belt plies and bead cores from the rubber treads and sidewalls is a time- and labor-intensive process. — Ben Coxworth october 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026

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In the accompanying video (above), Kondo also describes an ambition to coordinate multiple drones, sharing observations and dividing search tasks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
Since rates are computed by dividing the number of cases by the population at risk in a specified time period, then by definition, if the number of cases stays the same but the size of the denominator shrinks, the rates will be higher.

— Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of dividing

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Guidry is a frequent guest instructor, watching bullpens, parting his wisdom, and answering any questions the pinstripers’ new generation of pitchers may have.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
Out of that conversation grew my novel The Undead, which is, in some ways, a parting love letter to Moscow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of parting

Verb

Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share strategies for classifying large volumes of unstructured data while keeping the manual workload manageable.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Zema has proposed classifying major criminal factions as terrorist organizations.

— Katie Angell Britannica Editors Oct. 2, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of classifying

Verb

In San Francisco, for instance, isolating Flock's contribution is especially difficult.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
But far from being isolating, a book is something to discuss, to share, to fight over, to flirt and fall in love over, to walk through hand-in-hand.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of isolating

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As outlined above, the biggest challenge in assembling the list was differentiating between importance and form.

— Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026
As frontier models catch up with one another within weeks, data is becoming the differentiating factor in AI.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of differentiating

Verb

But the world’s two biggest economies have been diverging in key ways with implications for future growth and indebtedness.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
In a powerfully compelling novel that brims with the cadences of the Black South, Jones explores the women’s diverging lives while using them as a lens to observe social injustice in language that is intimate, conversational, and musical.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of diverging

Verb

For Jekyll-Hyde, the costumes are crucial and add to the characterization, distinguishing the two men inhabiting the same body.

— Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
For voters scrolling through Instagram, TikTok, and other platforms, distinguishing between independent commentary and paid political advertising is becoming increasingly difficult.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026