ungroup

Break apart collection

To ungroup is to separate items that have been combined into a single unit, restoring them to individual elements.

The term appears most often in design and document software, where objects can be grouped for easier manipulation: Select the image and ungroup it to edit the individual shapes.

The opposite of group.

separate

partition

Barrier separating spaces

sort · categorize · distinguish · differentiate · isolate · detach · decouple · disconnect · segregate · dissociate

disband

dissolve

Disperse into liquid

breakup · dismantle · terminate · disestablish · disunite · release · disengage · part · separate · decommission

scatter

disperse

Cause to spread apart

disseminate · strew · intersperse · fan out · redistribute · deploy · decentralize · radiate · diverge · branch out

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Opposites
aggregation action

ungroupgroup

Assembled collection of things

regroup · combine · merge · cluster · bundle

Family

ungrouped, ungrouping

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