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"incarcerate", "intern", "jail", "lock (up)", "restrain", "restrict", "abstract", "detach", "disengage", "remove", "detain", "hold", "keep" ], "near antonyms":[ "assimilate", "associate", "connect", "join", "link", "unite", "discharge", "free", "liberate", "loose", "release" ], "antonyms":[ "desegregate", "integrate", "reintegrate" ] }, "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "trying to separate science from religion on one specific point" ], "synonyms":[ "difference", "differentiate", "discern", "discriminate", "distinguish", "secern" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguish", "comprehend", "grasp", "know", "understand", "divide", "part", "sever", "demarcate", "mark (off)", "set off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confound", "lump (together)", "mingle" ], "antonyms":[ "confuse", "mistake", "mix (up)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "separately":{ "not together with someone or something else":{ "examples":[ "The software is sold separately from the hardware.", "Store 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"dissolving", "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionalizing", "fractionating", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "trisecting", "fragmentating", "fragmenting", "fragmentizing", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "associating", "blending", "combining", "mingling", "mixing", "connecting", "coupling", "accumulating", "agglutinating", "attaching", "binding", "cementing", "closing", "fastening", "fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding" ], "antonyms":[ "joining", "linking", "unifying", "uniting" ] }, "to go or move in different directions from a central point":{ "examples":[ "the searchers separated in order to cover more ground" ], "synonyms":[ "branching (out)", "diverging", "dividing", "forking", "parting", "spreading" ], "near synonyms":[ "bestrewing", "breaking up", "broadcasting", "clearing out", "disbanding", "dispelling", "dispersing", "dissipating", "distributing", "scattering", "sowing", "distancing", "receding", "retreating" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "gathering", "meeting" ], "antonyms":[ "converging", "joining" ] }, "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "examples":[ "separate the students by reading ability" ], "synonyms":[ "assorting", "breaking down", "categorizing", "classifying", "classing", "codifying", "compartmentalizing", "compartmenting", "digesting", "distinguishing", "distributing", "grading", "grouping", "pegging", "placing", "ranging", "ranking", "relegating", "sorting", "typing" ], "near synonyms":[ "arraying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "systematizing", "alphabetizing", "cataloging", "cataloguing", "filing", "indexing", "listing", "referring", "pigeonholing", "shelving", "identifying", "recognizing", "culling", "screening", "setting", "sieving", "sifting", "winnowing", "clumping", "clustering", "colligating", "recategorizing", "reclassifying", "regrouping", "subcategorizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "confusing", "disarranging", "jumbling", "lumping", "mixing (up)", "scrambling", "misclassifying", "missorting", "mis-sorting", "mistyping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or keep apart from others":{ "examples":[ "separated the injured calf from the herd" ], "synonyms":[ "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering" ], "near synonyms":[ "quarantining", "confining", "immuring", "incarcerating", "interning", "jailing", "locking (up)", "restraining", "restricting", "abstracting", "detaching", "disengaging", "removing", "detaining", "holding", "keeping" ], "near antonyms":[ "assimilating", "associating", "connecting", "joining", "linking", "uniting", "discharging", "freeing", "liberating", "loosing", "releasing" ], "antonyms":[ "desegregating", "integrating", "reintegrating" ] }, "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "trying to separate science from religion on one specific point" ], "synonyms":[ "differencing", "differentiating", "discerning", "discriminating", "distinguishing", "secerning" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguishing", "comprehending", "grasping", "knowing", "understanding", "dividing", "parting", "severing", "demarcating", "marking (off)", "setting off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confounding", "lumping (together)", "mingling" ], "antonyms":[ "confusing", "mistaking", "mixing (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "separated (from)":{ "as in rejected , renounced":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abjured", "cut off", "disowned", "rejected", "renounced", "repudiated", "escaped", "retreated (from)", "took off (from)", "vacated", "withdrew (from)", "sacrificed", "delivered", "gave up", "handed over", "relinquished", "surrendered", "yielded", "distanced", "discarded", "ditched", "dumped", "flung", "jettisoned", "junked", "scrapped", "shed", "shucked (off)", "threw away", "threw out", "disregarded", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "abandoned", "deserted", "forsook", "left", "marooned", "quit", "quitted", "stranded" ], "near antonyms":[ "reclaimed", "had", "harbored", "held", "kept", "owned", "possessed", "reserved", "retained", "withheld", "redeemed", "rescued", "saved" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "separatism":{ "as in segregation , apartheid":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apartheid", "segregation", "racialism", "racism", "eugenics" ], "near antonyms":[ "desegregation", "integration" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in sectarianism , schism":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apostasy", "defection", "infidelity", "schism", "scission", "sectarianism", "error", "fallacy", "falsehood", "misbelief", "misconception", "myth", "deviance", "deviation", "iconoclasm", "unconventionality", "dissent", "dissidence", "heresy", "heterodoxy", "nonconformity", "disagreement", "discord", "dissension", "dissention" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformity", "orthodoxy", "agreement", "conformation", "conventionality" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "separate (from)":{ "as in reject , renounce":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abjure", "cut off", "disown", "reject", "renounce", "repudiate", "escape", "retreat (from)", "take off (from)", "vacate", "withdraw (from)", "sacrifice", "deliver", "give up", "hand over", "relinquish", "surrender", "yield", "distance", "discard", "ditch", "dump", "fling", "jettison", "junk", "scrap", "shed", "shuck (off)", "throw away", "throw out", "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "abandon", "desert", "forsake", "leave", "maroon", "quit", "strand" ], "near antonyms":[ "reclaim", "harbor", "have", "hold", "keep", "own", "possess", "reserve", "retain", "withhold", "redeem", "rescue", "save" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "separations":{ "the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces":{ "examples":[ "the separation of Norway and Sweden into two independent nations in 1905" ], "synonyms":[ "bifurcations", "breakups", "cleavages", "dissolutions", "disunions", "divisions", "fractionalizations", "fractionations", "partitions", "schisms", "scissions", "splits" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaches", "ruptures", "divorces", "severances", "decompositions", "disassemblies", "dismemberments", "segmentations", "subdivisions", "atomizations", "dichotomizations", "polarizations", "diffusions", "dispersals", "dispersions", "scatterings", "administrations", "apportionments", "distributions", "isolations", "seclusions", "segregations", "sequestrations" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblages", "associations", "attachments", "conjunctions", "connections", "linkages", "links", "linkups", "aggregations", "combinations", "consolidations", "fusions" ], "antonyms":[ "unifications", "unions" ] }, "a movement in different directions away from a common point":{ "examples":[ "a sudden separation of the herd of deer when they were startled" ], "synonyms":[ "bifurcations", "divarications", "divergences", "divergencies" ], "near synonyms":[ "differences", "disagreements", "discrepancies", "disparities", "dissidences", "dissimilarities", "distinctions", "diversities" ], "near antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "likenesses", "similarities" ], "antonyms":[ "convergences" ] }, "an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)":{ "examples":[ "the narrow separation between posts in the fence" ], "synonyms":[ "breaches", "breaks", "discontinuities", "gaps", "gulfs", "hiatuses", "holes", "interstices", "intervals", "openings", "rents", "rifts", "voids" ], "near synonyms":[ "chinks", "clefts", "cracks", "crannies", "crevices", "fissures", "notches", "slits", "slots", "splits", "interspaces", "pores", "abysses", "apertures", "cavities", "chasms", "gapes", "orifices", "fractures", "ruptures", "severances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions":{ "examples":[ "friends who dreaded the inevitable separation after graduation" ], "synonyms":[ "farewells", "leave-takings", "partings" ], "near synonyms":[ "departures", "egresses", "exits", "exoduses", "goings", "decampments", "flights", "withdrawals", "abandonments", "desertions" ], "near antonyms":[ "reunions", "arrivals", "greetings", "salutations", "welcomes", "gatherings", "joinings", "meetings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that divides, separates, or marks off":{ "examples":[ "a filing cabinet with lots of adjustable separations" ], "synonyms":[ "dividers", "divisions", "partitions", "separators" ], "near synonyms":[ "barriers", "fences", "walls", "borders", "boundaries", "limits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "separated":{ "as in divorced":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near 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"fragmentated", "fragmented", "fragmentized", "broke", "fractured", "pulled", "rent", "rended", "rifted", "ripped", "rived", "ruptured", "tore", "cut off", "insulated", "isolated", "secluded", "segregated", "sequestered", "detached", "disengaged", "disentangled", "unraveled", "untied" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembled", "associated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "mingled", "mixed", "connected", "coupled", "accumulated", "agglutinated", "attached", "bound", "cemented", "closed", "fastened", "fused", "knit", "knitted", "stuck", "welded" ], "antonyms":[ "joined", "linked", "unified", "united" ] }, "to go or move in different directions from a central point":{ "examples":[ "the searchers separated in order to cover more ground" ], "synonyms":[ "branched (out)", "diverged", "divided", "forked", "parted", "spread" ], "near synonyms":[ "bestrewed", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "broke up", "cleared out", "disbanded", "dispelled", "dispersed", "dissipated", "distributed", "scattered", "sowed", "distanced", "receded", "retreated" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembled", "gathered", "met" ], "antonyms":[ "converged", "joined" ] }, "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "examples":[ "separate the students by reading ability" ], "synonyms":[ "assorted", "broke down", "categorized", "classed", "classified", "codified", "compartmentalized", "compartmented", "digested", "distinguished", "distributed", "graded", "grouped", "pegged", "placed", "ranged", "ranked", "relegated", "sorted", "typed" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrayed", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "systematized", "alphabetized", "cataloged", "catalogued", "filed", "indexed", "listed", "referred", "pigeonholed", "shelved", "identified", "recognized", "culled", "screened", "set", "sieved", "sifted", "winnowed", "clumped", "clustered", "colligated", "recategorized", "reclassified", "regrouped", "subcategorized" ], "near antonyms":[ "confused", "disarranged", "jumbled", "lumped", "mixed (up)", "scrambled", "misclassified", "missorted", "mis-sorted", "mistyped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or keep apart from others":{ "examples":[ "separated the injured calf from the herd" ], "synonyms":[ "cut off", "insulated", "isolated", "secluded", "segregated", "sequestered" ], "near synonyms":[ "quarantined", "confined", "immured", "incarcerated", "interned", "jailed", "locked (up)", "restrained", "restricted", "abstracted", "detached", "disengaged", "removed", "detained", "held", "kept" ], "near antonyms":[ "assimilated", "associated", "connected", "joined", "linked", "united", "discharged", "freed", "liberated", "loosed", "released" ], "antonyms":[ "desegregated", "integrated", "reintegrated" ] }, "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "trying to separate science from religion on one specific point" ], "synonyms":[ "differenced", "differentiated", "discerned", "discriminated", "distinguished", "secerned" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguished", "comprehended", "grasped", "knew", "understood", "divided", "parted", "severed", "demarcated", "marked (off)", "set off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confounded", "lumped (together)", "mingled" ], "antonyms":[ "confused", "mistook", "mixed (up)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "separators":{ "something that divides, separates, or marks off":{ "examples":[ "the toddler insisted on a dinner plate with separators so that different foods would never touch one another" ], "synonyms":[ "dividers", "divisions", "partitions", "separations" ], "near synonyms":[ "barriers", "fences", "walls", "borders", "boundaries", "limits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "separatists":{ "as in secessionists , separationists":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "secessionists", "separationists", "crazies", "extremists", "radicals", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "young Turks", "anarchists", "anarchs", "subversives", "agitators", "insurgents", "insurrectionists", "rebels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "separation":{ "the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces":{ "examples":[ "the separation of Norway and Sweden into two independent nations in 1905" ], "synonyms":[ "bifurcation", "breakup", "cleavage", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "fractionalization", "fractionation", "partition", "schism", "scission", "split", "sundering" ], "near synonyms":[ "breach", "rupture", "divorce", "severance", "decomposition", "disassembly", "dismemberment", "segmentation", "subdivision", "atomization", "dichotomization", "polarization", "diffusion", "dispersal", "dispersion", "scattering", "administration", "apportionment", "distribution", "isolation", "seclusion", "segregation", "sequestration" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblage", "association", "attachment", "conjunction", "connection", "link", "linkage", "linkup", "aggregation", "combination", "consolidation", "fusion" ], "antonyms":[ "unification", "union" ] }, "the state of being kept distinct":{ "examples":[ "the separation of church and state is an important concept in the United States" ], "synonyms":[ "demarcation", "discreteness", "discrimination", "distinction" ], "near synonyms":[ "differentiation", "isolation", "segregation" ], "near antonyms":[ "blurring", "confusion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a movement in different directions away from a common point":{ "examples":[ "a sudden separation of the herd of deer when they were startled" ], "synonyms":[ "bifurcation", "divarication", "divergence", "divergency" ], "near synonyms":[ "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissidence", "dissimilarity", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diversity", "unlikeness" ], "near antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "likeness", "similarity" ], "antonyms":[ "convergence" ] }, "an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)":{ "examples":[ "the narrow separation between posts in the fence" ], "synonyms":[ "breach", "break", "discontinuity", "gap", "gulf", "hiatus", "hole", "interstice", "interval", "opening", "rent", "rift", "void" ], "near synonyms":[ "chink", "cleft", "crack", "cranny", "crevice", "fissure", "notch", "slit", "slot", "split", "interspace", "pore", "abyss", "aperture", "cavity", "chasm", "gape", "orifice", "fracture", "rupture", "severance", "sundering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions":{ "examples":[ "friends who dreaded the inevitable separation after graduation" ], "synonyms":[ "farewell", "leave-taking", "parting" ], "near synonyms":[ "departure", "egress", "exit", "exiting", "exodus", "going", "leaving", "quitting", "running away", "decamping", "decampment", "flight", "withdrawal", "abandonment", "desertion", "forsaking" ], "near antonyms":[ "reunion", "arrival", "greeting", "salutation", "welcome", "gathering", "joining", "meeting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that divides, separates, or marks off":{ "examples":[ "a filing cabinet with lots of adjustable separations" ], "synonyms":[ "divider", "division", "partition", "separator" ], "near synonyms":[ "barrier", "fence", "wall", "border", "boundary", "limit" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "septuagenarian":{ "as in octogenarian , nonagenarian":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "centenarian", "nonagenarian", "octogenarian", "sexagenarian", "aged", "aging", "ageing", "ancient", "elderly", "geriatric", "long-lived", "old", "older", "over-the-hill", "senescent", "senior", "unyoung", "oldish", "adult", "grown-up", "mature", "middle-aged", "pensioned", "retired", "superannuated", "matriarchal", "patriarchal", "venerable", "anile", "decrepit", "doddering", "senile", "spavined", "tottery", "overage", "overaged" ], "near antonyms":[ "young", "youthful", "ageless", "youngish", "adolescent", "immature", "juvenile", "preteen", "puerile", "minor", 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"dissentions" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformities", "orthodoxies", "agreements", "conformations", "conventionalities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sepia":{ "as in sandy , chocolate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chocolate", "dun", "sandy", "ashen", "ashy", "chalky", "livid", "mousy", "mousey", "pale", "palish", "white", "whitish", "brindled", "brindle", "grizzled", "hoar", "hoary", "dirty", "dull", "faded", "sad", "washed-out", "achromatic", "colorless", "neutral", "argentine", "gray", "grey", "grayish", "leaden", "pewter", "silver", "silvery", "slate", "slaty", "slatey", "steely" ], "near antonyms":[ "ablaze", "bright", "deep", "gay", "rich", "chromatic", "colored", "colorful", "motley", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "varicolored", "variegated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in daguerreotype , monochrome":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "daguerreotype", "ferrotype", "monochrome", "tintype", "photo", "photograph", "pic", "print", "shot", "snap", "snapshot", "blowup", "close-up", "enlargement", "still", "telephoto" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "sepulchral":{ "causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{ "examples":[ "the decrepit mansion had a sepulchral tone that gave everyone a chill" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "chill", "Cimmerian", "cloudy", "cold", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "depressive", "desolate", "dire", "disconsolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "dreich", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "forlorn", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "lugubrious", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "blue", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "down", "droopy", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "low", "melancholic", "melancholy", "mirthless", "sad", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "dim", "discomfiting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "distressful", "distressing", "upsetting", "desperate", "hopeless", "pessimistic", "lamentable", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorrowful", "colorless", "drab", "dull", "dour", "grim", "lowering", "louring", "lowery", "loury", "menacing", "negative", "oppressive", "threatening" ], "near antonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "gay", "jocund", "jolly", "joyful", "joyous", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "lighthearted", "lightsome" ], "antonyms":[ "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "comforting", "cordial", "festive", "friendly", "gay", "heartwarming", "sunshiny" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sepias":{ "as in daguerreotypes , monochromes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "daguerreotypes", "ferrotypes", "monochromes", "tintypes", "photographs", "photos", "pics", "pix", "prints", "shots", "snaps", "snapshots", "blowups", "close-ups", "enlargements", "stills", "telephotos" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sepulture":{ "a final resting place for a dead person":{ "examples":[ "opened the sepulture and examined the mummy" ], "synonyms":[ "burial", "grave", "sepulchre", "sepulcher", "tomb" ], "near synonyms":[ "catacomb", "charnel", "charnel house", "columbarium", "crypt", "mausoleum", "vault", "cemetery", "churchyard", "graveyard", "potter's field", "barrow", "mound", "tumulus" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place":{ "examples":[ "the final sepulture of the body had to wait until the ground thawed" ], "synonyms":[ "burial", "burying", "entombing", "entombment", "inhumation", "interment", "interring", "obsequy", "obsequies" ], "near synonyms":[ "embalmment", "funeral", "immurement", "inurnment", "reburial", "reinterment" ], "near antonyms":[ "cremation" ], "antonyms":[ "disinterment", "exhumation", "unearthing" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sepulchre":{ "a final resting place for a dead person":{ "examples":[ "a poem describing the forgotten sepulcher of a valiant knight of the Middle Ages" ], "synonyms":[ "burial", "grave", "sepulture", "tomb" ], "near synonyms":[ "catacomb", "charnel", "charnel house", "columbarium", "crypt", "mausoleum", "vault", "cemetery", "churchyard", "graveyard", "potter's field", "barrow", "mound", "tumulus" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sepulchres":{ "a final resting place for a dead person":{ "examples":[ "a poem describing the forgotten sepulcher of a valiant knight of the Middle Ages" ], "synonyms":[ "burials", "graves", "sepultures", "tombs" ], "near synonyms":[ "catacombs", "charnels", "charnel houses", "columbaria", "crypts", "mausoleums", "mausolea", "vaults", "cemeteries", "churchyards", "graveyards", "potter's fields", "barrows", "mounds", "tumuli" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sepulchers":{ "a final resting place for a dead person":{ "examples":[ "a poem describing the forgotten sepulcher of a valiant knight of the Middle Ages" ], "synonyms":[ "burials", "graves", "sepultures", "tombs" ], "near synonyms":[ "catacombs", "charnels", "charnel houses", "columbaria", "crypts", "mausoleums", "mausolea", "vaults", "cemeteries", "churchyards", "graveyards", "potter's fields", "barrows", "mounds", "tumuli" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "separatist":{ "as in sectarian , schismatic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "schismatic", "schismatical", "sectarian", "apostate", "defecting", "renegade", "free-spirited", "freethinking", "nontraditional", "dissentient", "dissenting", "dissident", "heretical", "heretic", "heterodox", "iconoclastic", "maverick", "nonconformist", "nonorthodox", "out-there", "unconventional", "unorthodox" ], "near antonyms":[ "conforming", "conformist", "conventional", "orthodox" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in secessionist , separationist":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "secessionist", "separationist", "crazy", "extremist", "radical", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "young Turk", "anarch", "anarchist", "subversive", "agitator", "insurgent", "insurrectionist", "rebel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "separating (from)":{ "as in rejecting , renouncing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abjuring", "cutting off", "disowning", "rejecting", "renouncing", "repudiating", "escaping", "retreating (from)", "taking off (from)", "vacating", "withdrawing (from)", "sacrificing", "delivering", "giving up", "handing over", "relinquishing", "surrendering", "yielding", "distancing", "discarding", "ditching", "dumping", "flinging", "jettisoning", "junking", "scrapping", "shedding", "shucking (off)", "throwing away", "throwing out", "disregarding", "forgetting", "ignoring", "neglecting", "abandoning", "deserting", "forsaking", "leaving", "marooning", "quitting", "stranding" ], "near antonyms":[ "reclaiming", "harboring", "having", "holding", "keeping", "owning", "possessing", "reserving", "retaining", "withholding", "redeeming", "rescuing", "saving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "septets":{ "as in trios , quartets":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "duos", "octets", "quartets", "quartettes", "quintets", "sextets", "trios", "companies", "troupes", "combos", "ensembles", "groups", "brasses", "strings", "woodwinds", "brass bands", "chamber orchestras", "sinfoniettas", "bands", "orchestras", "philharmonics", "symphonies", "symphony orchestras" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sepulcher":{ "a final resting place for a dead person":{ "examples":[ "a poem describing the forgotten sepulcher of a valiant knight of the Middle Ages" ], "synonyms":[ "burial", "grave", "sepulture", "tomb" ], "near synonyms":[ "catacomb", "charnel", "charnel house", "columbarium", "crypt", "mausoleum", "vault", "cemetery", "churchyard", "graveyard", "potter's field", "barrow", "mound", "tumulus" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "separable":{ "capable of being split into two or more parts or pieces":{ "examples":[ "the outdated belief that the atom is the smallest particle of matter and is not separable" ], "synonyms":[ "divisible" ], "near synonyms":[ "detachable", "dissociable" ], "near antonyms":[ "combinable", "joinable" ], "antonyms":[ "indivisible", "inseparable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "separates":{ "to set or force apart":{ "examples":[ "we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks up", "decouples", "disassociates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "ramifies", "resolves", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks down", "decomposes", "disassembles", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "bifurcates", "bisects", "cleaves", "dichotomizes", "dissects", "fractionalizes", "fractionates", "halves", "partitions", "quarters", "segments", "subdivides", "trisects", "fragmentates", "fragmentizes", "fragments", "breaks", "fractures", "pulls", "rends", "rifts", "rips", "rives", "ruptures", "tears", "cuts off", "insulates", "isolates", "secludes", "segregates", "sequesters", "detaches", "disengages", "disentangles", "unravels", "unties" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembles", "associates", "blends", "combines", "mingles", "mixes", "connects", "couples", "accumulates", "agglutinates", "attaches", "binds", "cements", "closes", "fastens", "fuses", "knits", "sticks", "welds" ], "antonyms":[ "joins", "links", "unifies", "unites" ] }, "to go or move in different directions from a central point":{ "examples":[ "the searchers separated in order to cover more ground" ], "synonyms":[ "branches (out)", "diverges", "divides", "forks", "parts", "spreads" ], "near synonyms":[ "bestrews", "breaks up", "broadcasts", "clears out", "disbands", "dispels", "disperses", "dissipates", "distributes", "scatters", "sows", "distances", "recedes", "retreats" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembles", "gathers", "meets" ], "antonyms":[ "converges", "joins" ] }, "to arrange or assign according to type":{ "examples":[ "separate the students by reading ability" ], "synonyms":[ "assorts", "breaks down", "categorizes", "classes", "classifies", "codifies", "compartmentalizes", "compartments", "digests", "distinguishes", "distributes", "grades", "groups", "pegs", "places", "ranges", "ranks", "relegates", "sorts", "types" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrays", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "systematizes", "alphabetizes", "catalogs", "catalogues", "files", "indexes", "lists", "refers", "pigeonholes", "shelves", "identifies", "recognizes", "culls", "screens", "sets", "sieves", "sifts", "winnows", "clumps", "clusters", "colligates", "recategorizes", "reclassifies", "regroups", "subcategorizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "confuses", "disarranges", "jumbles", "lumps", "mixes (up)", "scrambles", "misclassifies", "missorts", "mistypes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or keep apart from others":{ "examples":[ "separated the injured calf from the herd" ], "synonyms":[ "cuts off", "insulates", "isolates", "secludes", "segregates", "sequesters" ], "near synonyms":[ "quarantines", "confines", "immures", "incarcerates", "interns", "jails", "locks (up)", "restrains", "restricts", "abstracts", "detaches", "disengages", "removes", "detains", "holds", "keeps" ], "near antonyms":[ "assimilates", "associates", "connects", "joins", "links", "unites", "discharges", "frees", "liberates", "looses", "releases" ], "antonyms":[ "desegregates", "integrates", "reintegrates" ] }, "to understand or point out the difference in":{ "examples":[ "trying to separate science from religion on one specific point" ], "synonyms":[ "differences", "differentiates", "discerns", "discriminates", "distinguishes", "secerns" ], "near synonyms":[ "contradistinguishes", "comprehends", "grasps", "knows", "understands", "divides", "parts", "severs", "demarcates", "marks (off)", "sets off" ], "near antonyms":[ "confounds", "lumps (together)", "mingles" ], "antonyms":[ "confuses", "mistakes", "mixes (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "septet":{ "as in trio , quartet":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "duo", "octet", "quartet", "quartette", "quintet", "sextet", "trio", "company", "troupe", "combo", "ensemble", "group", "brasses", "strings", "woodwinds", "brass band", "chamber orchestra", "sinfonietta", "band", "orchestra", "philharmonic", "symphony", "symphony orchestra" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sepultures":{ "a final resting place for a dead person":{ "examples":[ "opened the sepulture and examined the mummy" ], "synonyms":[ "burials", "graves", "sepulchres", "sepulchers", "tombs" ], "near synonyms":[ "catacombs", "charnels", "charnel houses", "columbaria", "crypts", "mausoleums", "mausolea", "vaults", "cemeteries", "churchyards", "graveyards", "potter's fields", "barrows", "mounds", "tumuli" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place":{ "examples":[ "the final sepulture of the body had to wait until the ground thawed" ], "synonyms":[ "burials", "entombments", "inhumations", "interments", "obsequies" ], "near synonyms":[ "embalmments", "funerals", "immurements", "inurnments", "reburials", "reinterments" ], "near antonyms":[ "cremations" ], "antonyms":[ "disinterments", "exhumations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "separates (from)":{ "as in rejects , renounces":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abjures", "cuts off", "disowns", "rejects", "renounces", "repudiates", "escapes", "retreats (from)", "takes off (from)", "vacates", "withdraws (from)", "sacrifices", "delivers", "gives up", "hands over", "relinquishes", "surrenders", "yields", "distances", "discards", "ditches", "dumps", "flings", "jettisons", "junks", "scraps", "sheds", "shucks (off)", "throws away", "throws out", "disregards", "forgets", "ignores", "neglects", "abandons", "deserts", "forsakes", "leaves", "maroons", "quits", "strands" ], "near antonyms":[ "reclaims", "harbors", "has", "holds", "keeps", "owns", "possesses", "reserves", "retains", "withholds", "redeems", "rescues", "saves" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "separator":{ "something that divides, separates, or marks off":{ "examples":[ "the toddler insisted on a dinner plate with separators so that different foods would never touch one another" ], "synonyms":[ "divider", "division", "partition", "separation" ], "near synonyms":[ "barrier", "fence", "wall", "border", "boundary", "limit" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }