DIVIDE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DIVIDE?

Need another word that means the same as “divide”? Find 66 synonyms and 30 related words for “divide” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Divide” are: fraction, separate, carve up, dissever, split, split up, disunite, part, cut up, cleave, slice up, chop up, diverge, branch, branch off, fork, split in two, go in different directions, go separate ways, classify, sort, sort out, categorize, order, group, pigeonhole, grade, rank, share out, allocate, allot, apportion, portion out, ration out, measure out, parcel out, deal out, hand out, distribute, dispense, segregate, partition, detach, disconnect, screen off, section off, split off, demarcate, distinguish, dissenting, disagreeing, quarrelling, clashing, water parting, watershed, divergence, contrast, polarity, division, separation, difference, breach, gulf, gap, differentiation

Divide as a Noun

Definitions of "Divide" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “divide” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A ridge or line of high ground forming the division between two valleys or river systems.
• A difference or disagreement between two groups, typically producing tension.
• A boundary between two things.
• A serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility.
• A ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems.

Synonyms of "Divide" as a noun (13 Words)

breach	An act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct. They alleged breach of copyright.
contrast	A thing or person having qualities noticeably different from another. Careful adjustment of the contrast to suit the prevailing light is critical.
difference	The quality of being unlike or dissimilar. The differences between men and women.
differentiation	(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function. Cell differentiation in the developing embryo.
divergence	The act of moving away in different direction from a common point. The divergence between primates and other groups.
division	Biology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. A licensing division of a district.
gap	An open or empty space in or between things. There are many gaps in our understanding of what happened.
gulf	The Persian Gulf. The widening gulf between the rich and the poor.
polarity	The relative orientation of poles; the direction of a magnetic or electric field. The sponge possessing an axis of polarity carries an incurrent siphon at one end and an excurrent siphon at the other.
separation	(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order. She and her husband have agreed to a trial separation.
split	A split level house. I could never do the splits before.
water parting	Liquid excretory product.
watershed	A ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems. The 9 p m watershed.

Usage Examples of "Divide" as a noun

• Symbolically, the difference of sex is a divide.
• There was still a profound cultural divide between the parties.

Divide as a Verb

Definitions of "Divide" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “divide” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• (of a number) be susceptible of division without a remainder.
• Form a boundary between (two people or things.
• Perform a division.
• Come apart.
• Force, take, or pull apart.
• Find how many times (a number) contains another.
• Make a division or separation.
• Separate or be separated into parts.
• Disagree or cause to disagree.
• (of a legislative assembly) separate or be separated into two groups for voting.
• Separate into parts or portions.
• Act as a barrier between; stand between.
• (of a number) be contained in a number without a remainder.
• Separate (something) into portions and share out among a number of people.
• Allocate (different parts of one's time or efforts) to different activities or places.
• Find how many times (a number) is contained in another.

Synonyms of "Divide" as a verb (53 Words)

allocate	Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose. Students are allocated accommodation on a yearly basis.
allot	Give or apportion (something) to someone. I was allotted a little room in the servants block.
apportion	Divide up and share out. Voting power will be apportioned according to contribution.
branch	Of a tree or plant bear or send out branches. This rose has a tendency to branch and spread at the top.
branch off	Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork.
carve up	Cut to pieces.
categorize	Place into or assign to a category. Silk is categorized as a luxury import.
chop up	Strike sharply, as in some sports.
clashing	Be incompatible; be or come into conflict.
classify	Designate (documents or information) as officially secret. How would you classify these pottery shards are they prehistoric.
cleave	Split (a molecule) by breaking a particular chemical bond. The large axe his father used to cleave wood for the fire.
cut up	Intentionally fail to attend.
deal out	Administer or bestow, as in small portions.
demarcate	Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something. Plots of land demarcated by barbed wire.
detach	Come to be detached. Our crew were detached to Tabuk for the exercise.
disagreeing	Be of different opinions.
disconnect	Make disconnected disjoin or unfasten. If the axle unit is partially disconnected from the body the car should not be driven.
dispense	Give or apply (medications. The machines dispense a range of drinks.
dissenting	Express opposition through action or words.
dissever	Separate into parts or portions. A European tradition which had not been willing to dissever reason from the law of nature.
distinguish	Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense. It was too dark to distinguish anything more than their vague shapes.
distribute	Cause be distributed. The function distributes the values evenly.
disunite	Cause (a group) to break up or separate. The depiction of the protesters is designed to discredit and disunite the movement.
diverge	Move or draw apart. Suddenly he diverged from his text.
fork	Dig or move something with a fork. The attack can only work against a server that forks separate processes to handle client requests.
fraction	Perform a division.
go in different directions	Have a turn; make one’s move in a game.
go separate ways	Give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number.
grade	Assign a grade or rank to according to one s evaluation. Grade tests.
group	Form a group or group together. Three chairs were grouped around a table.
hand out	Guide or conduct or usher somewhere.
measure out	Express as a number or measure or quantity.
order	Bring order to or into. Her normally well ordered life.
parcel out	Cover with strips of canvas.
part	Come apart. There was a good deal of kissing before we parted.
partition	Divide a room into smaller rooms or areas by erecting partitions. Partition off part of a large bedroom to create a small bathroom.
pigeonhole	Put a document in a pigeonhole. I was pigeonholed as a youth writer.
portion out	Give out.
quarrelling	Have a disagreement over something.
rank	Assign a rank or rating to. How would you rank these students.
ration out	Restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war.
screen off	Examine in order to test suitability.
section off	Divide into segments.
segregate	Set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide. Experiments show clearly that genes segregate.
separate	Separate into parts or portions. Six years separated the two brothers.
share out	Have, give, or receive a share of.
slice up	Cut into slices.
sort	Arrange or order by classes or categories. The mail was sorted.
sort out	Examine in order to test suitability.
split	(of an issue) cause (a group) to be divided because of opposing views. Once again the family was split up.
split in two	Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument.
split off	Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways.
split up	Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways.

Usage Examples of "Divide" as a verb

• 36 divided by 2 equals 18.
• Glass panels divide the bar from the TV room.
• The Party decided to put down an amendment and thus divide the House.
• The question had divided Frenchmen since the Revolution.
• Consumer magazines can be divided into a number of categories.
• Divide 4 into 20.
• The mountain range divides the two countries.
• Jack divided up the rest of the cash.
• Divide the cake into three equal parts.
• Cities where politicians frequently divide along racial lines.
• Profits from his single were divided between a number of charities.
• The House divided: Ayes 287, Noes 196.
• The cell clusters began to divide rapidly.
• 30 does not divide by 8.
• The last years of her life were divided between Bermuda and Paris.
• 3 divides into 15.
• Can you divide 49 by seven?

Associations of "Divide" (30 Words)

allocate	Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose. In past years we didn t allocate enough funds to infrastructure maintenance.
allot	Give out. I was allotted a little room in the servants block.
apportion	Assign. They did not apportion blame or liability to any one individual.
bifurcate	Split or divide into two. Just below Cairo the river bifurcates.
cleavage	The line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman’s breasts. Holly and Bridget checked their cleavages and rearranged their hair.
dichotomy	A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different. The dichotomy between eastern and western culture.
dispense	Administer or bestow, as in small portions. The machines dispense a range of drinks.
distribute	Cause be distributed. The seat is designed to ensure the weight of the passenger is evenly distributed.
divided	Separated into parts or pieces. A divided party leadership.
division	Biology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. The main divisions of the book.
fraction	A component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process. Her eyes widened a fraction.
fracture	Become fractured. He fractured his skull when he was a kid.
fragmentation	The scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes. The fragmentation of society into a collection of interest groups.
moiety	One of two basic subdivisions of a tribe. The enzyme removes the sulphate moiety.
part	Force take or pull apart. His lips parted in a smile.
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.
portion	A person’s destiny or lot. Success that was her portion.
rend	Tear (something) into pieces. You tell me this in order to make me able to betray you without rending my heart.
rive	Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument. He was riven with guilt.
schism	The formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences. The persistence of this group could produce schism within society.
secant	A straight line that cuts a curve in two or more parts.
sectarian	Denoting or concerning a sect or sects. A sectarian mind.
section	Commit someone compulsorily to a psychiatric hospital in accordance with a section of a mental health act. The history of this work is discussed in the next section.
segmentation	The repeated division of a fertilised ovum. Segmentation of myocardial cells.
segregation	The separation of pairs of alleles at meiosis and their independent transmission via separate gametes. An official policy of racial segregation.
separated	Separated at the joint. The separated spacecraft will return to their home bases.
separation	The generation of a turbulent boundary layer between the surface of a body and a moving fluid, or between two fluids moving at different speeds. Fragile items require separation and cushioning.
split	A split level house. Let s split Harvey said.
sunder	Split apart. A universe sundered ages ago in a divine war.