Synonyms and antonyms of To separate something from something else in American Thesaurus

separate (verb)

to keep people or things apart from each other

spread out ()

to separate things that were together and put them separately on a surface

separate (verb)

if something separates two people or things, it exists between them so that they are kept apart

divide (verb)

to keep two or more areas or parts separate

bite off ()

to separate something from the main part by biting

split up ()

to separate someone from the person or people that they are with

divorce (verb)

to completely separate one thing from another so that they are not connected in any way

detach (verb)

to remove a part from something

isolate (verb)

to separate a substance from others using a scientific process

divide off ()

to keep one area separate from another

decouple (verb)

formal to separate two objects, ideas, or processes

disengage (verb)

to separate someone or something from the person or thing that holds them

disentangle (verb)

to separate something from the thing that is holding it or is twisted around it

divide/split something down the middle ()

to make a group of people divide into two opposing groups

hive off (business)

business to separate part of an organization or service and sell it

partition (verb)

to divide a room or vehicle with a partition

prise ()

the British spelling of prize

prize (verb)

to force two things apart

pull something to pieces/apart ()

to separate the connected pieces of something

scatter something to the (four) winds ()

to make a group of things or people become separated from each other and lost

sunder (verb)

literary to break or separate something completely and violently

tease (verb)

to separate a group or knot of pieces of hair, string etc. into individual pieces

uncouple (verb)

to separate two things, or to become separate

unhitch (verb)

to remove something from the thing that is holding or fastening it

untangle (verb)

to separate things that are twisted around each other