⚡ Not in agreement ➗ Split into parts 🛣️ With a barrier

divided

238 3.0

Split into groups that do not agree

adjective
/dɪˈvaɪdɪd/

: dividido

And the nation had become deeply divided in matters of faith.

The Israeli society is divided among two schools.

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Examples

The Israeli society is divided among two schools.

Harvard University
The community felt divided over the proposed changes to the school curriculum, with many parents voicing different opinions.
And I, and I look at it and we are so divided now.
It's such a divided, divided place to be.

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We hear about Athenians divided into different classes.
The debate has left the party divided, with members struggling to agree on a unified approach.
After the incident, the team was divided, unable to work together effectively because of differing views.

Synonyms

separated

vsdivided

120 1.0

Not together with other people, kept apart from them

is broader, meaning being in different parts or not agreeing

split

vsdivided

98 4.2

Divided into opposing parts within a group

is a more general term for being in parts or out of agreement

fragmented

vsdivided

29 4.4

Not whole because it is broken into separate parts

is more general, including planned division or social disagreement

riven

vsdivided

3 7.8

Split apart by force or strong disagreement

is less forceful, covering ordinary separation or disagreement

compartmented

vsdivided

2 5.5

Divided into smaller sections like boxes or rooms

is broader, covering any kind of parts or loss of unity

sectioned

vsdivided

2 3.9

Divided into parts to keep things separate, for example a plate with compartments

is the general state of being apart or not in agreement

disunited

vsdivided

2 6.0

Not joined or working together as a group

is broader, applying also to physical separation or organized grouping

Antonyms

united

∞ 2.2

Joined as one group and working toward the same goal

Idioms

divided over

12 5.4

People have different opinions about something

Compounds

house divided

6 7.0

A group whose members strongly disagree about important issues

divided highway

1 3.4

A road with a middle barrier that separates traffic going in opposite directions

How Divided

polarized

Literature

35 6.7

broken

137 1.2

divided

238 3.0

united

∞ 2.2

Surface Forms

divided positive

Morphology

divided = divide (transparent) = divide + ed

The adjective denotes the state of having been split or separated and is a direct adjectival use of the past participle of 'divide'.

Etymology

Divided comes from the old Latin verb dividere, meaning 'to separate', and it is the same root as division. So when people or groups are divided, they are split into different sides or not in agreement.