Antonyms for divorce
dɪˈvɔrs, -ˈvoʊrsdi·vorce

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1. divorceverb

   Antonyms:
   marry, marriage

   Synonyms:
   dissociate, disunite, split up, disjoint, disassociate, separate

2. divorcenoun

   The legal dissolution of a marriage.

   Richard obtained a divorce from his wife some years ago, but hasn't returned to the dating scene.

   Antonyms:
   marry, marriage

   Synonyms:
   split up, disunite, divorcement, separate, dissociate, disassociate, disjoint

3. divorceverb

   To end one's own marriage in this way.

   Lucy divorced Steve when she discovered that he had been unfaithful.

   Antonyms:
   marry, marriage

   Synonyms:
   severance, separation, partition, dissociate, disunite, separate, disjoint, disassociate, split up

4. divorceverb

   To separate something that was connected.

   The radical group voted to divorce itself from the main faction and start an independent movement.

   Antonyms:
   marry

   Synonyms:
   disunite, separate, dissociate, disjoint, disassociate, split up

5. divorceverb

   To obtain a legal divorce.

   Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she retained the business.

   Synonyms:
   separate, disassociate, disunite, split up, disjoint, dissociate

   Antonyms:
   marry

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1. divorce

   Antonyms:
   alliance, coalition, compact, confederacy, confederation, federation, fusion, league, partnership, union

   Synonyms:
   antagonism, discord, disunion, enmity, hostility, schism, secession, separation, war

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1. divorceverb

   Antonyms:
   conjoin, unite, connect, apply, reconcile, reunite

   Synonyms:
   separate, disconnect, dissever, divert, alienate

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1. • Separate

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1. divorce, divorcementverb

   the legal dissolution of a marriage

   Synonyms:
   divorcement

2. disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjointverb

   part; cease or break association with

   "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"

   Synonyms:
   disjoin, split up, decouple, disunite, part, separate, disassociate, disarticulate, disjoint, divide, dissociate

3. divorce, split upverb

   get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage

   "The couple divorced after only 6 months"

   Synonyms:
   come apart, split up, break up, disjoint, disunite, part, separate, disassociate, split, dissever, divide, break, carve up, fall apart, dissociate

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1. synergy

   the opposite of bringing together or mixing pairs of substances initially designed to create and enhance or amplify each other.

   a love that never was

   Submitted by rinat on June 19, 2017  

How to use divorce in a sentence?

1. Will Durant:

   The laws that Charondas gave to Catana,... A man might divorce his wife, or a wife her husband, said Charondas, but then he or she must not marry anyone younger than the divorced mate.

2. Clare Boothe Luce:

   You know, that's the only good thing about divorce; you get to sleep with your mother.

3. Kelly Clarkson:

   Everybody knows the huge divorce I went through, and it’s been like two years and not easy with kids.

4. Liat Sadler:

   They have duties not to waste or devalue marital resources, and to keep the value of marital property as high as possible, i don't think there is an issue of concern for shareholders as to what will happen to Amazon because of the divorce.

5. Fox News:

   She was the shining star ofthe royal family at the time, and frankly many people at the time said Prince Charles didn't like that, princess Diana was the people'sprincess, the one that peopleturned to so when the divorce orwhen the marriage broke down,people started to side with herand they didn't like that.As soon as she spoke to thepress, she kind of cross thatline… When she came out andget that big interview it wasalmost as if the gloves came offand she was fair game for therest of the press and it was really at thatpoint we started to see themhound her.

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