Main entry: dissever, divide, separate, split, split up, carve up
Definition: separate into parts or portions
Usage: divide the cake into three equal parts; The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
Main entry: separate
Definition: independent; not united or joint
Usage: a problem consisting of two separate issues; they went their separate ways; formed a separate church
Antonyms: joint
Definition: united or combined
Antonyms: attached
Definition: used of buildings joined by common sidewalls
Antonyms: indistinct
Definition: not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
Antonyms: conjunct
Definition: progressing melodically by intervals of a second
Antonyms: accompanied
Definition: having companions or an escort
Antonyms: accompanied, attended
Definition: playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
Main entry: separate, freestanding
Definition: standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
Usage: a freestanding bell tower; a house with a separate garage
Antonyms: attached
Definition: used of buildings joined by common sidewalls
Main entry: separate, disjoined
Definition: have the connection undone; having become separate
Antonyms: connected
Definition: joined or linked together
Main entry: separate
Definition: separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
Usage: separate but equal; girls and boys in separate classes
Antonyms: integrated
Definition: not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups