dissevered 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of disseverednext
as in severed

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dissevered

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verb

past tense of dissever
as in divided
to set or force apart placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissevered
  1. divided
  2. separated
  3. disconnected
  4. split
  5. parted
  6. severed
  7. discontinuous
Adjective
  • But in 2016, the Connecticut Supreme Court reinstated his conviction in a divided decision.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Their slim majority could underscore legislative gains for the party that is seemingly divided — presenting concerns about fractures in GOP support for some of Trump’s agenda.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of divided
Verb
  • Data held in qubits is affected by data held in other qubits, even when physically separated.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Once the ladies are separated, Jackie pulls Heavenly aside to scold her for her behavior.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of separated
Verb
  • In fact, lots of people are feeling distanced or disconnected, and want to know how to start a friend group.
    Tracy Brower, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Traditional metrics, like closing all service tickets or hitting sales quotas, often feel like top-down mandates disconnected from employees’ intrinsic motivations.
    Rasmus Holst, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • Jannik Sinner and world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz, who split them two apiece in 2024.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The Vietnam War had arguably split the country more dramatically than any conflict since the Civil War.
    Ron Elving, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of split
Adjective
  • In a lively celebration of whiskers and wit, a man dressed as Moses stands on stage, holding the Ten Commandments before a sea of parted beards and mustaches inside Detroit's historic Masonic Temple.
    David Rodriguez Muñoz, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Feldman’s attorneys said that’s when Wheeler gave him the tools and the two parted ways, but prosecutors said Feldman got into Wheeler’s Honda Accord, leaving his own phone behind in his car.
    Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Definition of parted
Verb
  • But the two countries have not severed diplomatic ties, Jean-Pierre Godbout, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada, told USA TODAY.
    Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • With Assad’s collapse, this supply line has been severed, isolating Hezbollah and disrupting the axis of resistance’s geographical connectivity.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of severed
Adjective
  • About 19,000 people had to flee the city, which is in an area with discontinuous permafrost.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Both Trump and Harris are tapping into a long, if discontinuous, tradition across America’s history of government investments working alongside private industry to spur innovation and economic development.
    Steven Tian, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of discontinuous
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