Synonyms for separation
noun
The act of dividing
disconnection, severance, division, cut, disjoining, detachment.
The act of parting
leave-taking, farewell, embarkation; see departure 1.
Marital estrangement
divorce, break up, parting, bust-up*; see divorce.
See separation in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
The act or an instance of separating one thing from another:
detachment, disjunction, disjuncture, disseverance, disseverment, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, parting, partition, severance, split. See assemble, partThe act or process of detaching:
detachment, disconnection, disengagement, uncoupling. See assembleThe act or an instance of distinguishing:
differentiation, discrimination, distinction. See sameThe act or process of isolating:
insulation, isolation, segregation, sequestration. See includeA space or interval between objects or points:
gap, interspace, interstice, interval. See open
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