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separated

1.0

Not together with other people, kept apart from them

adjective
/ˈsɛpəˌreɪtɪd/

: separado

And the birds may be quite widely separated, hundreds of yards apart.

And the birds may be quite widely separated, hundreds of yards apart.

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Examples

It is totally unacceptable that they should be separated at that young age.
The toilet is separated by a small wall.
Why is the brain separated into two physical hemispheres?
Do you see how these terms are now separated by multiplication?
The two groups were separated to ensure a fair competition.
After the storm, the once together branches were now separated and scattered across the yard.
The siblings were separated during the move and had to find each other in the new neighborhood.

Synonyms

apart

vsseparated

∞ 1.0

Not together because of distance, time or different homes

is the general idea of being kept away, not only physical distance

separate

vsseparated

829 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

is the same concept but appears in a different grammatical form

isolated

vsseparated

78 4.2

Feeling separated from other people and having little contact

is the neutral state of not being together, not necessarily implying lack of contact

split

vsseparated

9 4.2

Divided into opposing parts within a group

is the broader state of not being together, not necessarily involving conflict

detached

vsseparated

2 4.3

Something loose and not fixed to the thing it belongs to

is the broader idea of not being together without implying looseness

compartmented

vsseparated

1 5.5

Divided into smaller sections like boxes or rooms

is the broad state of being kept apart, not specifically arranged into sections

segregated

vsseparated

Offensive

1 5.8

Separated from other people because of race, religion or other differences

is the neutral idea of being kept away, not specifying discriminatory reasons

set-apart

vsseparated

1 6.7

Feeling separate from other people or different from them

is the neutral state of not being together or connected

uncoupled

vsseparated

1 4.9

Not joined to something it was attached to before

is the general condition of not being together, not emphasizing prior linkage

unassociated

vsseparated

1 4.9

Not connected or related to something else, like two separate events

is about physical or general separation rather than lacking any relation

disjointed

vsseparated

1 5.5

Separated at a joint, like a finger or ankle

is the general state of not being together, not focusing on body parts

disjoined

vsseparated

7.1

Separated so parts are not connected anymore

is the general condition of not being together without stressing how it happened

unjoined

vsseparated

5.6

A person who is not married and lives alone

is about being kept apart without focusing on whether a union ever existed

uncombined

vsseparated

6.3

Not joined to other things

is the simple state of being kept apart rather than mixed

disjunct

vsseparated

Specialized

9.9

Found in separate areas as groups that are not connected

is the general idea of being kept away, not focused on population patterns

divided

vsseparated

3.0

Split into groups that do not agree

is the neutral condition of not being together, not always implying conflict

spaced

vsseparated

2.6

Placed at regular distances so they are not close together

is about being kept apart generally, not only by measured intervals

Antonyms

together

∞ 1.0

In the same place or group with other people

united

∞ 2.2

Joined as one group and working toward the same goal

combined

1.5

When things or people join to work as one unit

How Separate

isolated

56 3.8

detached

3 3.8

separated

1.0

apart

∞ 1.0

together

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

separated positive

Morphology

separated = separate (transparent) = separate + ed

Standard past-participle/adjectival use of 'separate' (+ -ed); meaning 'set apart' is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Separated comes from the word separate, which has the part se- meaning 'apart'. So to be separated is to be 'set apart' or not together with others.