separation
Distance between things
Separation is the act of moving things apart or the state of being apart.
Physical separation puts distance between objects or people: The separation from her family was painful.
Legal separation is a formal arrangement where married couples live apart without divorcing.
In workplaces, separation often euphemizes firing or layoff: After his separation from the company, he took six months off.
Separation of church and state keeps religious and governmental authority distinct.
Legal end of matrimony
- splitSeparation into parts
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- riftCrack or estrangement
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
heartache · annulment · disengagement · alienation · ending · termination · breach · rupture
To separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- uncoupleSeparate connected things
- unfastenRelease from attachment
unhook · release · extricate · unbolt · unlatch · unclip · unplug · untether
Formal withdrawal from union
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- independenceFreedom from external control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
breakaway · fragmentation · devolution · sovereignty · statehood · referendum · border · territory
State of being alone
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- confinementState of being restricted
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
withdrawal · insulation · segregation · privacy · hermitage · retreat · apartness · estrangement
Barrier separating spaces
- divideSeparate into parts
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- boundaryLine marking a limit
border · fence · divider · screen · membrane · bulkhead · curtain · segregation
Absence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- independenceFreedom from external control
- releaseTo let go
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
self-determination · manumission · enfranchisement · deliverance · unshackling · unfettering · unbinding · disentanglement
Unfilled space between
- intervalDuration between two points
- spaceUnoccupied area or interval
- chasmDeep, steep-sided gap
- gulfPartially enclosed sea
stretch · expanse · clearance · span · remoteness · buffer · margin · spacing
Act of leaving another
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- leave-takingAct of saying goodbye
- departureAct of going away
valediction · adieu · send-off · saying goodbye · bittersweet · temporary · airport · platform
divorce
Legal end of matrimony
- splitSeparation into parts
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- riftCrack or estrangement
dissolution · heartache · annulment · disengagement · alienation · ending · termination · breach · rupture · parting
detach
To separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- uncoupleSeparate connected things
unfasten · unhook · release · extricate · unbolt · unlatch · unclip · unplug · untether · sever
secession
Formal withdrawal from union
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- independenceFreedom from external control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
self-rule · breakaway · fragmentation · devolution · sovereignty · statehood · referendum · border · territory · decolonization
solitude
State of being alone
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- confinementState of being restricted
exclusion · withdrawal · insulation · segregation · privacy · hermitage · retreat · apartness · estrangement · loneliness
partition
Barrier separating spaces
- divideSeparate into parts
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
boundary · border · fence · divider · screen · membrane · bulkhead · curtain · segregation · compartmentalization
freedom
Absence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- independenceFreedom from external control
- releaseTo let go
autonomy · self-determination · manumission · enfranchisement · deliverance · unshackling · unfettering · unbinding · disentanglement · extrication
gap
Unfilled space between
gulf · stretch · expanse · clearance · span · remoteness · buffer · margin · spacing · aperture
parting
Act of leaving another
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- leave-takingAct of saying goodbye
departure · valediction · adieu · send-off · saying goodbye · bittersweet · temporary · airport · platform · waving
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
- estrangementrift, alienation, disconnection, distance, disaffection
- leavingdeparture, quit, walking away, withdrawing, bail
- church-statechurch-state, establishment clause, religious accommodation, state religion, national church
- Six DegreesKevin Bacon, degrees, connection, mutual friends, friend of friend
- Differentiationspecialization, distinction, contrast, variation, divergence
separationconnection
A joining or relation
proximity · togetherness · attachment · contact · closeness
separationunification
Merging into one entity
combination · joining · merger · fusion · union
separationreunion
Gathering after separation
reconciliation · togetherness · bonding · connection · attachment
- legal separationFormal marital split, not dissolution
- separation anxietyDistress from being apart
- trial separationTemporary marital distance
- degree of separationLinks between two people
- separation of church and stateConstitutional religious neutrality principle
- family separationKin kept apart
separating, separatist, separations, separatism, separatists, separative, separationist, separation anxiety, separation of powers