Synonyms for separation
ˌsɛp əˈreɪ ʃənsep·a·ra·tion

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1. separation

   Synonyms:
   antagonism, discord, disunion, divorce, enmity, hostility, schism, secession, war

   Antonyms:
   alliance, coalition, compact, confederacy, confederation, federation, fusion, league, partnership, union

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1. separation

   Synonyms:
   disunion, disjunction, disconnection, disengagement, dissociation

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1. separationnoun

   the state of lacking unity

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

   Antonyms:
   unification, union

2. separation, breakup, detachmentnoun

   coming apart

   Synonyms:
   legal separation, insulation, dissolution, disengagement, insularism, detachment, breakup, withdrawal, insularity, interval

   Antonyms:
   union, unification

3. interval, separationnoun

   the distance between things

   "fragile items require separation and cushioning"

   Synonyms:
   breakup, musical interval, detachment, time interval, interval, legal separation

   Antonyms:
   union, unification

4. separationnoun

   sorting one thing from others

   "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones"

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

   Antonyms:
   union, unification

5. separationnoun

   the social act of separating or parting company

   "the separation of church and state"

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

   Antonyms:
   union, unification

6. separationnoun

   the space where a division or parting occurs

   "he hid in the separation between walls"

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

   Antonyms:
   unification, union

7. separationnoun

   the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

   Antonyms:
   union, unification

8. legal separation, separationnoun

   (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, legal separation, judicial separation, interval

   Antonyms:
   unification, union

9. separationnoun

   the act of dividing or disconnecting

   Synonyms:
   breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation

   Antonyms:
   unification, union

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Change Of Integrity
   • Distance
   • Group Action
   • Result
   • Sorting
   • Space
   • State

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1. separationnoun

   Synonyms:
   disjunction, disunion, disconnection, disengagement, dissociation, isolation

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1. separationnoun

   Synonyms:
   division, segregation, disunion, disconnection, sequestration, disjunction, dissolution, disengagement, disintegration, insulation, isolation, rupture, dissociation, divorce, analysis, decomposition, detachment, demarcation, severance, partition, deglutination

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1. List of paraphrases for "separation":

   disengagement, segregation, separating, unbundling, separator, secession, splitting, spacing, spacer, distinction, split, seam, parting, distance, termination, cessation, separations, division, separated, barrier, buffer, chapter, break-up, departure, stand-off, severance, separatism, partitioning, decoupling, isolation, breakup, separate, gap

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1. Al Jean:

   We did a lot of shows about Homer and Marge being married and about the problems that come (with it), but what we haven't done is Marge saying, 'That's it, I've had it, I'm getting a separation, the Simpsons.

2. H.W. Mann:

   Separation is an illusion, we are all in this together

3. Fionn Dally:

   We're hoping for a hat-trick. We passed marriage equality, legalized abortion, and now we're hoping for separation of church and state.

4. Mike Ryan:

   It's tried to rely on individuals and communities to comply with the advice of government and it has tried to avoid imposing mandatory lockdowns, mandatory separation of individuals, in Sweden, Anders Tegnell and the team there have done a good job.

5. David Duchovny:

   He's a guy, at the age that he is, without a job, he's gone through [what's akin to] a divorce, or at least a separation. It doesn't have to do with the nonfulfillment of the [2012 alien] prophecy. I think he's got more human things that are depressing him. And I'm not agreeing that he may be depressed. I think that's a false diagnosis.