divorced
Marriage officially ended
Divorced describes the state of having legally ended a marriage: She's been divorced for three years.
As a verb form, it marks the action: They divorced in 2019.
Figuratively, divorced from means separated or disconnected: His theories are divorced from reality.
The word carries less stigma than it once did.
One in number
- separatedPut or kept apart
- ex-spouseDivorced husband or wife
- formerPreviously holding a position
- unmarriedNot legally wed
co-parent · estranged · split · unattached · available · ex-husband · ex-wife · ex-partner
Court-ordered post-divorce payments
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- custodyProtective care or control
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
court · litigation · annulment · decree · filing · proceedings · prenuptial · dissolution
Court-ordered post-divorce payments
- assetsOwned items of value
- divisionSplitting into parts
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- maintenancePreserving working condition
payments · arrears · enforcement · income · equitable · debt · pension · modification
Intense sorrow from loss
- healingRestoration of health
- angerIntense hostile emotion
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
acceptance · closure · therapy · counseling · bitterness · heartbreak · loneliness · abandonment
Complete self-transformation
- independenceFreedom from external control
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
second-chance · optimism · adventure · exploration · self-discovery · empowerment · rebirth · chapter
Mark of dishonor
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- familyRelated people together
- friendsVoluntary close relations
in-laws · awkwardness · disclosure · dating · holidays · explaining · children · introductions
Restoration of health
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- self-careMaintaining personal wellbeing
- growthIncrease in size
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
forgiveness · therapy · counseling · adjustment · reflection · acceptance · renewal · transformation
Young human beings
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
- jointShared by multiple parties
- soleFoot's bottom surface
parental · arrangement · schedule · guardian · noncustodial · agreement · rights · dispute
single
One in number
unmarried · co-parent · estranged · split · unattached · available · ex-husband · ex-wife · ex-partner
alimony
Court-ordered post-divorce payments
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- custodyProtective care or control
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
attorney · court · litigation · annulment · decree · filing · proceedings · prenuptial · dissolution · judgment
alimony
Court-ordered post-divorce payments
- assetsOwned items of value
- divisionSplitting into parts
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
maintenance · payments · arrears · enforcement · income · equitable · debt · pension · modification · garnishment
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
resentment · acceptance · closure · therapy · counseling · bitterness · heartbreak · loneliness · abandonment · rejection
reinvention
Complete self-transformation
- independenceFreedom from external control
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- datingPursuing romantic connections
opportunity · second-chance · optimism · adventure · exploration · self-discovery · empowerment · rebirth · chapter · horizon
stigma
Mark of dishonor
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- familyRelated people together
friends · in-laws · awkwardness · disclosure · dating · holidays · explaining · children · introductions · remarriage
healing
Restoration of health
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- self-careMaintaining personal wellbeing
- growthIncrease in size
resilience · forgiveness · therapy · counseling · adjustment · reflection · acceptance · renewal · transformation · self-discovery
children
Young human beings
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
- jointShared by multiple parties
sole · parental · arrangement · schedule · guardian · noncustodial · agreement · rights · dispute · modification
- relationship statussingle, married, engaged, separated, widowed
- identitiesalter ego, gender, persona, sexuality, alias
- legal statusesmarried, single, citizen, widowed, adult
- personalspersonal ads, personals, SWM, classified ads, dating profile
- singlessingle, bachelor, bachelorette, unmarried, unwed
- relationshipsfriends, romantic, family, friend, flirting
- divorce papersDocuments terminating matrimony
- divorce courtTribunal for marital dissolution
- divorce lawyerAttorney for ending marriages
- filing for divorceSubmitting paperwork to end marriage
- divorce settlementTerms ending a marriage
- grounds for divorceReasons permitting marital dissolution
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