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

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Separation as a Noun
Definitions of "Separation" as a noun
Synonyms of "Separation" as a noun (24 Words)
Usage Examples of "Separation" as a noun
Associations of "Separation" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Separation” are: breakup, detachment, interval, disconnection, severance, dissociation, disassociation, disjunction, disunion, segregation, split, parting, estrangement, parting of the ways, rift, rupture, breach, extraction, removal, distinction, difference, differentiation, division, dividing line

Separation as a Noun

Definitions of "Separation" as a noun

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

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.
The process of distinguishing between two or more things.
The space where a division or parting occurs.
The state of lacking unity.
The division of something into constituent or distinct elements.
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order.
The action or state of moving or being moved apart.
The state in which a couple remain married but live apart.
The extraction or removal of a specified substance for use or rejection.
Sorting one thing from others.
The social act of separating or parting company.
The act of dividing or disconnecting.
The distance between things.
The termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal.
The cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order.
Coming apart.
Distinction or difference between the signals carried by the two channels of a stereophonic system.

Synonyms of "Separation" as a noun (24 Words)

breach	A failure to perform some promised act or obligation. A breach* in the mountain wall.*
breakup	Coming apart.
detachment	Coming apart. A detachment* of Marines.*
difference	A disagreement or argument about something important. The couple are patching up their differences.
differentiation	The process by which cells, tissue, and organs acquire specialized features, especially during embryonic development. Cell differentiation* in the developing embryo.*
disassociation	The state of being unconnected in memory or imagination. I could not think of him in disassociation* from his wife.*
disconnection	An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding. Threats of disconnection* will follow unless the debt is settled.*
disjunction	State of being disconnected. There is a disjunction* between the skills taught in education and those demanded in the labour market.*
dissociation	Separation of normally related mental processes, resulting in one group functioning independently from the rest, leading in extreme cases to disorders such as multiple personality. We in the West honour a long standing dissociation* between church and state.*
distinction	A distinguishing difference. High interest rates strike down without distinction* small businesses and the unemployed.*
disunion	The breaking up of something such as a federation. His rejection of disunion* was consistent with his nationalism.*
dividing line	A serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility.
division	A group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. The plant can also be easily increased by division* in autumn.*
estrangement	The fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group. A parent s rights in the event of divorce or estrangement.
extraction	The action of taking out something (especially using effort or force. A dental extraction.
interval	A component of activity in interval training. They ran sprinted and jogged for four 15 minute intervals at two different times.
parting	The act of departing politely. The parting* of the Red Sea.*
parting of the ways	The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.
removal	The transfer of furniture and other contents when moving house. He had surgery for the removal* of a malignancy.*
rift	A major fault separating blocks of the earth s surface a rift valley. The sun shone through a rift* in the clouds.*
rupture	An abdominal hernia. The patient died after rupture* of an aneurysm.*
segregation	The action or state of setting someone or something apart from others. The segregation* of pupils with learning difficulties.*
severance	Division by cutting or slicing. A complete severance* of links with the Republic.*
split	A split osier used in basketwork. He inserted the wedge into a split* in the log.*

Usage Examples of "Separation" as a noun

The separation of church and state.
Use two transmitters for full stereo separation.
Prose structured into short sentences with meaningful separation into paragraphs.
The separation of wheat from chaff.
An improved method of lead separation.
The damage that might arise from the separation of parents and children.
The separation of mail by postal zones.
Fragile items require separation and cushioning.
She and her husband have agreed to a trial separation.
He hid in the separation between walls.
Religion involved the separation of the sacred and the profane.
Legal grounds for divorce or separation.

Associations of "Separation" (30 Words)

alienate	Make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated. They defended the Masai against attempts to alienate* their land.*
alienation	The voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another. Unemployment may generate a sense of political alienation.
alone	Isolated from others. Could be alone* in a crowded room.*
detachment	A party of people separated from a larger group. He felt a sense of detachment* from what was going on.*
dissociate	(especially in abstract contexts) disconnect or separate. You must dissociate* these two events.*
dissolution	The termination of a meeting. The dissolution* of their marriage.*
division	Biology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. No multiplication or division* is necessary.*
divorce	Get a divorce formally terminate a marriage. A divorce* between ownership and control in the typical large company.*
estrange	Remove from customary environment or associations. He became estranged from his father.
estrangement	The fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group. A parent s rights in the event of divorce or estrangement.
isolate	A culture of microorganisms isolated for study. The medical world would never come to grips with polio until it could isolate* the virus which caused it.*
isolated	Remote and separate physically or socially. Isolated patients.
isolation	A defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it. He opposed a policy of American isolation.
loneliness	Sadness because one has no friends or company. The loneliness* of the farm.*
partition	Divide a room into smaller rooms or areas by erecting partitions. The hall was partitioned to contain the noise of the computers.
purification	The process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc. Purification through repentance.
remote	A remote control device. A remote* contingency.*
rift	A major fault separating blocks of the earth s surface a rift valley. In the Cretaceous two microcontinents were rifted off northern Africa and drifted northwards towards Eurasia.
rupture	Separate or cause to separate abruptly. The impact ruptured both fuel tanks.
schism	The formal separation of a Church into two Churches or the secession of a group owing to doctrinal and other differences. The widening schism* between Church leaders and politicians.*
seclude	Keep away from others. I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation.
seclusion	The quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others. They enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion.
segmentation	The repeated division of a fertilised ovum. Segmentation of the road network.
segregate	Someone who is or has been segregated. The gene pairs segregate* at reduction division.*
segregation	The action or state of setting someone or something apart from others. An official policy of racial segregation.
separate	Have the connection undone having become separate. Separate but equal.
sequester	Keep away from others. He sequestered himself in his study to write a book.
severance	The state of being separated or cut off. A complete severance* of links with the Republic.*
solitude	A lonely or uninhabited place. The battle to preserve beloved solitudes flared up all over the country.
split	A split level house. A much publicized split* with his wife.*