DIVIDES Synonyms: 185 Similar and Opposite Words

divides 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of divide

as in separates

to set or force apart volunteers divided the donated groceries into several dozen piles

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as in parts

to go or move in different directions from a central point the group divided based on those who wanted to go swimming and those who didn't

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divides

2 of 2

noun

plural of divide

as in disputes

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The collapse of institutional rivalry The separation of powers divides authority among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government to prevent too much power from becoming concentrated in any one place. — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 The method divides relative cost of delay by relative job duration. — Dr. Timothy J. Giardino, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Michela Cattai’s Organic Expressions Italian artist Michela Cattai, who divides her time between her Milan gallery and a Venice furnace, is known for her sculptural expressions of tension, balance, light and movement. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 The question of whether to wear socks to bed divides households, but sleep medicine specialists increasingly say the habit has real science behind it. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 There is little that substantively divides the two candidates, both liberals in good standing. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Samuel Arrouas, a French Jewish community member who divides his time between Paris and Israel, told Fox News Digital. — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Education level divides Americans as well — just 47 percent of Americans without four-year degrees reported believing that science benefits most people, compared to 71 percent of college grads. — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 10 Oct. 2026 Each cell type is characterized by particular gene-expression settings, which are inherited when a cell divides. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

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Equatic pumps seawater through an electrolyzer, where an electric current passes through a sandwich of plastic and metal plates and separates the water into two streams, one alkaline and one acidic, while also producing oxygen and hydrogen.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The patented Toowong Process separates toxic arsenic from copper concentrate using a low-temperature, low-pressure hydrometallurgical method.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of separates

Noun

This means the choice should be somebody who, for instance, isn’t going to sound off divisively about politics, get into messy domestic disputes or start going on public benders.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2026
The column warns that the disputes could extend beyond the election, potentially providing grounds to challenge results or undermine their legitimacy.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of disputes

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The interface splits each 2-core fiber into two single-core fibers inside the repeater for efficient amplification, then merges them back into 2-core fibers.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Mana splits his time between New York and South Florida, with places in Miami and Boca Raton.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of splits

Verb

And blondes will find a path that diverges—wintery vanilla for an aloof, icy look or buttery almond for a cozy blonde that still turns heads.

— Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Oct. 2026
Where Ayaneo’s remake really diverges from the original is with eight additional buttons including X and Y action buttons plus four extra shoulder buttons on the top edge.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of diverges

Noun

In 1999, Glück imagined a creation story of sorts, describing small worlds that appeared in the fissures of a larger, shattered one.

— Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Once moored, a boardwalk leads through old-growth forest to the fault itself, where ocean water is drawn in, heated up high and released through fissures in the rock.

— Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of fissures

Noun

Behavioral science research shows that when change is imposed from above, employees push back productivity drops, and resentment rises.

— Deborah Lovich, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Support for Mercedes-Benz drops, and for home fields rises, among coaches outside metro Atlanta.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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