divided
Cut into parts
Divided describes something separated into parts or sections: a divided highway, a house divided against itself.
When people are divided, they disagree or hold opposing views: The jury was divided on the verdict.
A divided attention is split between multiple things.
In arithmetic, a number divided by another yields a quotient.
Something that divides opinion provokes strong disagreement: a deeply divided electorate.
Split into two
- bisectedDivided into two equal parts
- cleavedSplit forcefully apart
- severedCut off completely
- partitionedDivided into distinct sections
sectioned · quartered · sliced · carved · segmented · subdivided · dissected · rent
Divided into prongs
- bifurcatedDivided into two branches
- Y-shapedForked at one end
- V-shapedTwo lines meeting angularly
- divergentDeviating from the norm
branching · two-way · split · dichotomous · ramified · trifurcated · pronged · radiating
Made distant or hostile
- separatedPut or kept apart
- disunitedLacking cohesion or unity
- fracturedSplit or splintered
- riftCrack or estrangement
schism · at odds · feuding · estranged · splintered · factionalism · disaffected · breakaway
Broken into fragments
- splinteredBroken into sharp slivers
- fracturedSplit or splintered
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- crumbledBroke into particles
disintegrated · torn · ruptured · scattered · piecemeal · disjointed · dismembered · sundered
Pulled into pieces
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
- uncertainNot firmly known
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- unsureLacking confidence or certainty
indecisive · of two minds · hesitant · conflicting · mixed feelings · pulled apart · inner conflict · vacillating
Clearly distinguishable, separate
- discreteIndividually separate, unconnected
- individualOne separate human being
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- isolatedSeparated from others
compartmentalized · segregated · unconnected · autonomous · independent · disparate · siloed · gated
Biased toward one side
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- factionalizedDivided into opposing subgroups
- sectarianRigidly devoted to faction
- irreconcilableImpossible to resolve together
red and blue · alienated · tribal · culture war · wedge issue
halved
Split into two
partitioned · sectioned · quartered · sliced · carved · segmented · subdivided · dissected · rent · cut
forked
Divided into prongs
- bifurcatedDivided into two branches
- Y-shapedForked at one end
- V-shapedTwo lines meeting angularly
divergent · branching · two-way · split · dichotomous · ramified · trifurcated · pronged · radiating
alienated
Made distant or hostile
rift · schism · at odds · feuding · estranged · splintered · factionalism · disaffected · breakaway · secession
shattered
Broken into fragments
- splinteredBroken into sharp slivers
- fracturedSplit or splintered
- brokenDamaged beyond function
crumbled · disintegrated · torn · ruptured · scattered · piecemeal · disjointed · dismembered · sundered · cracked
torn
Pulled into pieces
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
- uncertainNot firmly known
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
unsure · indecisive · of two minds · hesitant · conflicting · mixed feelings · pulled apart · inner conflict · vacillating
distinct
Clearly distinguishable, separate
- discreteIndividually separate, unconnected
- individualOne separate human being
- detachedApart or uninvolved
isolated · compartmentalized · segregated · unconnected · autonomous · independent · disparate · siloed · gated · walled off
partisan
Biased toward one side
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- factionalizedDivided into opposing subgroups
- sectarianRigidly devoted to faction
irreconcilable · red and blue · alienated · tribal · culture war · wedge issue
- broken apartapart, asunder, broken, broken up, fragmented
- distributedgave, shared, handed out, passed out, dealt
- divisionsplit, splitting, section, sector, partition
- inner turmoilinner turmoil, inner conflict, inner struggle, self-doubt, indecision
- organizedorganized, ordered, arranged, sorted, classified
- ways to separatesplit, cut, sliced, halved, bisected
dividedunanimous
Complete agreement among all
united · agreed · unified · of one mind · harmonious
dividedundivided
Not separated into parts
focused · concentrated · single-minded · whole · unified
- divide and conquerOvercome by fragmenting opposition
- digital divideUnequal access to computers/internet
- dividing lineBoundary between regions
- divided and conqueredSeparated opposition to defeat
- divide upSeparate into shares
- the digital divideUnequal technology access disparity
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