split
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4.2
- adjective
- /splɪt/
:
dividido
- Proportionally, there were more split opinions on funding issues than on governance or educational issues.
In fact, this is a tripartite affair with India increasingly split on ethno religious lines.
- In fact, this is a tripartite affair with India increasingly split on ethno religious lines.
- And this is just that a lot of young men were raised out of split parents.
Examples
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Mother-of-two Danielle, 43, attended the event alone, fueling speculation that the split rumors are true.
Blog text (15) -
The solar industry itself is very split on this.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a split decision.
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A split view represents almost equal numbers on both sides of the issues.
Academic text (1991) -
Ross Douthat responded that European public opinion is just as split as Americans are on the subject.
Blog text (19) -
The split Druze vote was also a reflection of growing competition in the overall Israeli political arena.
Academic text (1993) -
They care most about inflation, and they're evenly split now on that issue.
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The committee is experiencing a split over how to approach the new policy.
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The team remains split in their opinions about the best strategy to adopt.
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During the debate, there was a noticeable split among the members regarding funding priorities.
Synonyms
9
4.4
Not whole because it is broken into separate parts
1
6.0
Not joined or working together as a group
1
7.8
Split apart by force or strong disagreement
Split into groups that do not agree
Not united or acting together as one group
Not together with other people, kept apart from them
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
9
8.0
A mental problem when one person acts like two or more different people with different memories and behaviour
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6.7
A boxing result where two judges choose one boxer and the third chooses the other
- Specialized
2
5.5
A change by a company that gives each owner more shares while keeping their total value the same
- Specialized
1
6.8
A company change that gives each owner more shares without changing total value
- Specialized
1
7.2
A phrase where a word like 'boldly' comes between to and a verb, as in 'to boldly go'
- Specialized
Reduce the number of a company's shares so each share is worth more without changing total investment value
- Specialized
A company action that combines its shares so each is worth more but the total value stays the same
- Specialized
A surgery that cuts the connection between the two halves of the brain
- Specialized
A number that shows how similar scores are on two parts of a test
- Jargon
A set of newspaper or magazine copies with some pages changed for different areas
How Divided
Surface Forms
Etymology
Split comes from an old word meaning 'divided' or 'broken into parts'. A split group is one that has been divided and lost agreement, which is why we use the adjective today.