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What is another word for divorce?

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Noun

The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body

A separation between things (that are typically connected)

The quality or state of being recreant

To annul one's marriage to a spouse

To (forcefully) separate or break apart

To separate or isolate

To cause to feel less close or friendly

To cut oneself off from a group or society

To annul or cancel an agreement

To reject, banish or abandon

To abandon or discontinue (a course of action or study)

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Noun

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The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body

“Secondly, with respect to married people, if the marriage was dissolved by divorce after the will was witnessed, the will is void.”

Noun

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A separation between things (that are typically connected)

difference of opinion

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

wide area of difference

out-of-body experience

irreconcilable difference

parceling^US

parcelling^UK

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“The result is an unhappy divorce between student and school which is a grotesque travesty of all that the IBO stands for.”

Noun

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The quality or state of being recreant

renunciation of belief

abandonment of belief

going absent without leave

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Verb

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To annul one's marriage to a spouse

dissolve your marriage

end your marriage

annul one's marriage

nullify one's marriage

cancel one's marriage

reach a parting of the ways

tell somebody it's over

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“I told her I wanted to divorce him, but I didn't have the money to pay for a divorce. Also, emotionally, I was not ready.”

Verb

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To (forcefully) separate or break apart

split down the middle

go in different directions

take off in all directions

clear out

move in different directions

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“Divorce your mind from your immediate surroundings, and recall some occasion or experience that made you feel happy and exhilarated.”

Verb

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To separate or isolate

ghettoise^UK

ghettoize^US

put a cordon sanitaire around

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

wrap up in cotton wool

sever connections with

reach a parting of the ways

break off relations with

analyse^UK

analyze^US

polarize^US

polarise^UK

separate the wheat from the chaff

distil^UK

scrutinize^US

distill^US

scrutinise^UK

split down the middle

go in different directions

take off in all directions

clear out

move in different directions

pit against one another

drive a wedge between

cause a rift between

cause disagreement among

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Verb

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To cause to feel less close or friendly

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

drive a wedge between

set at variance

sever connections between

push away

cause antagonism between

drive away

keep apart

turn off

leave out in the cold

sever relationships

sow dissension between

put at a distance

set at odds with

destroy the affections of

withdraw the affections of

set against one another

cause a rift

pit against one another

split up

triangulate

factionalize

cause disagreement between

cause disagreement among

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Verb

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To cut oneself off from a group or society

Verb

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To annul or cancel an agreement

ax^US

axe^UK

declare null and void

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

knock something on the head

equalize^US

equalise^UK

reorganise^UK

reorganize^US

waste

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

wipe from the face of the earth

put paid to

wipe off the map

wipe off the face of the earth

stabilize^US

stabilise^UK

give the thumbs down to

pass by

not go for

give the red light to

throw away

refuse permission to

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Verb

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To reject, banish or abandon

refuse to acknowledge

have nothing more to do with

cut off without a penny

axe^UK

ax^US

minimize^US

minimise^UK

take with a pinch of salt

tell someone to get lost

give the cold shoulder to

give someone the brush-off

sweep aside

cold-shoulder

look right through someone

have no more truck with

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Verb

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To abandon or discontinue (a course of action or study)

ax^US

axe^UK

knock something on the head

bring to a conclusion

bring to a stop

give a rest

bring to an untimely end

restrain oneself from

resist the temptation to

bring to a standstill

stop what you're doing

finalize^US

finalise^UK

fulfill^US

realize^US

add the final touch to

make good

go whole hog

go the limit

add the finishing touch to

put the last touches on

sort out

get through

make up

put the finishing touches on

not succeed

stop short

fulfil^UK

realise^UK

go down like a lead balloon

be unsuccessful

come to naught

put a stop to something

immobilize^US

immobilise^UK

put the finishing touches to

terminate the account

bring to a premature end

come apart at the seams

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