separate
Not joined together
Separate means to set apart or keep distinct.
Things that are separate exist independently: separate rooms, separate accounts.
To separate is to divide or disconnect: Separate the whites from the yolks.
People separate when they stop living together, often as a prelude to divorce.
As an adjective, separate emphasizes distinction: That's a separate issue.
The word is frequently misspelled—there's an A in the middle, not an E.
Complete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- alonenessState of being solitary
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
disengagement · withdrawal · remoteness · distance · spacing · gap · interval · remove
Identify differences between things
- distinguishRecognize as distinct
- contrastNotable difference between things
- discriminateTreat unequally based on category
- uniqueOnly one exists
different · discrete · individual · independent · autonomous · standalone · divergent · dissimilar
Barrier separating spaces
- dividerThing that partitions
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
border · demarcation · threshold · interface · curtain · screen · membrane · compartment
Forced separation by group
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- banishmentForced removal from place
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- expulsionForced permanent removal
rejection · boycott · exile · removal · exclusivity · apartheid · discrimination · blacklisting
Distinct divided part
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- branchDivision or woody limb
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- unitIndividual part or measure
category · classification · subdivision · compartment · portion · component · fraction · subset
Unique personal character
- selfhoodIndividual identity, personhood
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
self-sufficiency · self-determination · distinctiveness · uniqueness · originality · character · personality · self-expression
isolation
Complete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- alonenessState of being solitary
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
disconnection · disengagement · withdrawal · remoteness · distance · spacing · gap · interval · remove · segregate
differentiate
Identify differences between things
- distinguishRecognize as distinct
- contrastNotable difference between things
- discriminateTreat unequally based on category
unique · different · discrete · individual · independent · autonomous · standalone · divergent · dissimilar · unrelated
partition
Barrier separating spaces
fence · border · demarcation · threshold · interface · curtain · screen · membrane · compartment · bulkhead
segregation
Forced separation by group
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- banishmentForced removal from place
- ostracismBanishment from a group
expulsion · rejection · boycott · exile · removal · exclusivity · apartheid · discrimination · blacklisting · barring
section
Distinct divided part
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- branchDivision or woody limb
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
unit · category · classification · subdivision · compartment · portion · component · fraction · subset · grouping
individuality
Unique personal character
- selfhoodIndividual identity, personhood
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
self-reliance · self-sufficiency · self-determination · distinctiveness · uniqueness · originality · character · personality · self-expression · differentiation
- organizecategorize, classify, sort, arrange, group
- cuttingslicing, slice, chopping, dice, dicing
- disconnectingdetaching, disconnect, disengaging, detach, disconnecting
- homographsalternate, bass, bow, close, compound
- separationsieving, straining, divide, filtration, split
- separationssplit, break up, parting, sever, disconnect
- legal separationFormal marital split, not dissolution
- separation anxietyDistress from being apart
- go their separate waysEnd shared journey
- trial separationTemporary marital distance
- separate bedsDistinct sleeping surfaces, same room
- degree of separationLinks between two people
separated, separation, separating, separately, separates, inseparable, separable, separateness, separatist