Need another word that means the same as “asunder”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “asunder” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Asunder” are: apart, up, in two
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “asunder” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
| apart | Not taken into account or excluded from consideration. Had a feeling of being set apart. |
| in two | To or toward the inside of. |
| up | Upstairs. The sun was already up when they set off. |
| apart | So as to be shattered; into pieces. Joking apart they do a really remarkable job. |
| away | Out of the way especially away from one s thoughts. Wanted to get away from there. |
| cloven | Split, divided. |
| diffuse | Spread or diffuse through. The problem is how to diffuse power without creating anarchy. |
| diffusion | (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration. The rapid diffusion of ideas and technology. |
| dispel | Make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear. The brightness of the day did nothing to dispel Elaine s dejection. |
| dispersal | The splitting up and selling off of a collection of artefacts or books. Colleges had made large dispersals and the shops were filled with books. |
| disperse | Denoting a phase dispersed in another phase as in a colloid. Winds dispersed the radioactive cloud high in the atmosphere. |
| dispersion | The extent to which values of a variable differ from a fixed value such as the mean. The study looks at the dispersion of earnings with OECD member countries. |
| disseminate | Cause to become widely known. There is a subset of these low grade tumours that can disseminate and migrate. |
| dissemination | The act of dispersing or diffusing something. The dissemination of public information. |
| dissipate | (with reference to a feeling or emotion) disappear or cause to disappear. The concern she d felt for him had wholly dissipated. |
| dissolution | Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure. The Prime Minister asked the queen for a dissolution of Parliament. |
| distract | Divert (attention) from something. It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth. |
| distribute | Be distributed or spread as in statistical analyses. The journal is distributed worldwide. |
| diversify | Vary in order to spread risk or to expand. Diversify a course of study. |
| division | A group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. The new clause was agreed without a division. |
| effluence | A substance that flows out from something. |
| intersperse | Place at intervals in or among. The debate was interspersed with angry exchanges. |
| partition | The act of dividing or partitioning separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart. An agreement was reached to partition the country. |
| scatter | The scattering of light other electromagnetic radiation or particles. A scatter of boulders round the pothole mouth. |
| scattered | Lacking orderly continuity. A scattered clifftop community. |
| separate | Become separated into pieces or fragments. A bathroom and separate toilet. |
| separated | Separated at the joint. His parents are separated. |
| separation | The cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order. The damage that might arise from the separation of parents and children. |
| split | A thing that is divided or split. Once again the family was split up. |
| spray | A pesticide in suspension or solution intended for spraying. Water sprayed into the air. |
| spread | Cover by spreading something over. A table spread with food. |
| sprinkle | A light rain. He sprinkled his conversation with quotations. |
| strew | Cover (a surface or area) with untidily scattered things. A small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor. |
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