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

Need another word that means the same as “sever”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “sever” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Sever” are: discerp, lop, break up, cut off, chop off, lop off, hack off, cleave, hew off, shear off, slice off, split, cut, cut through, rupture, pierce, rip, tear, break off, discontinue, suspend

Sever as a Verb

Definitions of "Sever" as a verb

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

• Cut off from a whole.
• Put an end to (a connection or relationship); break off.
• Divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly.
• Set or keep apart.

Synonyms of "Sever" as a verb (21 Words)

break off	Cause the failure or ruin of.
break up	Destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments.
chop off	Strike sharply, as in some sports.
cleave	Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation. The large axe his father used to cleave wood for the fire.
cut	Form or shape by cutting or incising. The coach cut two players from the team.
cut off	Cut off the testicles of male animals such as horses.
cut through	Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture.
discerp	Cut off from a whole. The Empire was discerped after the war.
discontinue	Put an end to a state or an activity. Their current top of the range running shoe is being discontinued.
hack off	Be able to manage or manage successfully.
hew off	Strike with an axe; cut down, strike.
lop	Cut off (a branch, limb, or twig) from the main body of a tree. They had lopped some trees without permission.
lop off	Kill intentionally and with premeditation.
pierce	Cut or make a way through. The cold pierced her bones.
rip	Make a long tear or cut in. The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly.
rupture	Breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or situation. The impact ruptured both fuel tanks.
shear off	Cut or cut through with shears.
slice off	Make a clean cut through.
split	Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways. My friend and I split up.
suspend	Prolong (a note of a chord) into a following chord, usually so as to produce a temporary discord. Two officers were suspended from duty pending the outcome of the investigation.
tear	Fill with tears or shed tears. Her eyes were tearing.

Usage Examples of "Sever" as a verb

• His head was severed from his body.
• Sever a relationship.
• The notice itself may be sufficient to sever the joint tenancy.
• The head was severed from the body.

Associations of "Sever" (30 Words)

ablation	Surgical removal of a body part or tissue.
avulsion	A forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another.
blade	A cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard. Cut cleanly using a sharp blade.
cleave	(of a cell) divide. The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock.
crying	Demanding attention. A crying shame.
cut	The style in which a garment is cut. The mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget.
divergent	(of thought) using a variety of premises, especially unfamiliar premises, as bases for inference, and avoiding common limiting assumptions in making deductions. A divergent opinion.
divide	Find how many times (a number) contains another. The Party decided to put down an amendment and thus divide the House.
fissure	Break into fissures or fine cracks. A fissure between philosophy and reality.
fracture	Fracture a bone of. The movement had fractured without his leadership.
incised	Sharply and deeply indented. An incised design.
incision	The cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation. An abdominal incision.
lacerate	Having edges that are jagged from injury. Lacerate leaves.
lachrymal	A small bone forming part of the eye socket. That hysterical then lachrymal then guilt ridden hour.
lachrymose	Showing sorrow. A lachrymose children s classic.
microtome	An instrument for cutting extremely thin sections of material for examination under a microscope.
mince	Minced meat especially beef. Mince the garlic.
moiety	A distinct part of a large molecule. The enzyme removes the sulphate moiety.
perforated	(of paper) having one or more rows of small holes so that a part may be torn off easily. Perforated cancellation.
piece	Assemble something from parts or pieces. The dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones.
rend	Tear (something) into pieces. The speculation and confusion which was rending the civilized world.
rip	The act of rending or ripping or splitting something. He seemed to be saying with each rip of a page how dare she enjoy reading books.
rive	Split or tear apart violently. The party was riven by disagreements over Europe.
seep	Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings. Water began to seep through the soles of his boots.
slit	Cut a slit into. He slit open the envelope.
split	An instance or act of splitting or being split a division. Let s split up and find the other two.
sunder	Split apart. A universe sundered ages ago in a divine war.
sweat	Get rid of something from the body by exuding sweat. Sweat the celery and onions with olive oil and seasoning.
tear	The act of tearing. The material wouldn t tear.