1. (noun)divide a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility) Synonyms: water parting, watershed Antonyms: multiply, unite, unify
2. (verb)watershed, water parting, divide a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems Synonyms: river basin, drainage area, landmark, catchment area, watershed, drainage basin, catchment basin, divide, turning point, basin, water parting Antonyms: unite, multiply, unify
3. (verb)divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up separate into parts or portions Synonyms: tell apart, distinguish, classify, cleave, split up, fork, differentiate, fraction, break up, divide, rive, single out, part, come apart, carve up, sort, severalize, split, break, fall apart, severalise, dissever, furcate, assort, class, discriminate, branch, break open, secern, separate, divorce, disunite, tell, burst, sort out, ramify, secernate Antonyms: unite, unify, multiply
5. (verb)separate, divide act as a barrier between; stand between Synonyms: divide, assort, carve up, separate, come apart, fork, classify, sort out, dissever, differentiate, class, distinguish, part, break, disunite, severalise, fraction, furcate, fall apart, severalize, secernate, break up, split up, split, sort, secern, tell apart, tell, branch, single out, ramify, discriminate Antonyms: unify, unite, multiply
6. (verb)separate, divide, part come apart Synonyms: tell apart, distinguish, start, classify, start out, differentiate, split up, fork, tell, fraction, break up, divide, come apart, single out, part, carve up, sort, severalize, split, break, fall apart, severalise, dissever, furcate, depart, assort, set off, class, discriminate, branch, take off, secern, separate, disunite, set forth, sort out, ramify, secernate, set out Antonyms: unite, unify, multiply
7. (verb)separate, divide make a division or separation Synonyms: divide, assort, carve up, separate, come apart, fork, classify, sort out, dissever, differentiate, class, distinguish, part, break, disunite, severalise, fraction, furcate, fall apart, severalize, secernate, break up, split up, split, sort, secern, tell apart, tell, branch, single out, ramify, discriminate Antonyms: unify, unite, multiply
8. (verb)separate, disunite, divide, part force, take, or pull apart Synonyms: tell apart, distinguish, start, classify, assort, disassociate, start out, differentiate, split up, fork, tell, fraction, break up, divide, come apart, single out, part, carve up, sort, severalize, split, break, fall apart, severalise, dissever, furcate, depart, dissociate, set off, class, discriminate, branch, take off, secern, separate, divorce, disunite, set forth, sort out, ramify, disjoint, secernate, set out Antonyms: unite, multiply, unify
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'divide'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. divide Allot, originally to assign by lot, applies to the giving of a definite thing to a certain person. A portion or extent of time is allotted; as, I expect to live out my allotted time. A definite Synonyms: allot, appoint, destine, give, portion out, apportion, distribute, grant, select, assign, divide, mete out, set apart, award Antonyms: appropriate, deny, resume, seize, confiscate, refuse, retain, withhold
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