keeping apart
- separatingDividing into parts
- dividingSeparating into parts
- distanceSpace between two points
- isolationComplete separation from others
- segregationForced separation by group
barrier · gap · fence · wall · boundary · detachment · estrangement · splitting · partition · quarantine · rift · divide · buffer · space · wedge · disconnection · exclusion · cordoning
spatial/physical proximity
keeping apartbringing together
joining · uniting · gathering · assembling · congregating
social/relational connection
keeping apartbringing together
uniting · connecting · reconciling · bonding · joining
organizational/categorical structure
keeping apartcombining
Joining multiple elements
merging · integrating · mixing · blending · consolidating