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Verb
▲
Divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly
part
separate
split
disconnect
divide
cleave
detach
sunder
dissever
rend
cut
disjoin
disunite
amputate
bisect
decouple
disassociate
disjoint
dissociate
divorce
dock
ramify
resolve
uncouple
unlink
unyoke
chop off
cut off
hack off
hew off
lop off
remove
shear off
slice off
break
break off
break up
carve
dissect
rive
slice
tear off
undo
cut in two
axeUK
axUS
prosect
make indifferent
withdraw the affections of
cut apart
more ❯
“I angle the knife and sever the line.”
Verb
▲
To put an end to (a connection or relationship)
terminate
discontinue
dissolve
cease
end
stop
suspend
abandon
break off
conclude
dissociate
bring to an end
put an end to
adjourn
postpone
cancel
delay
defer
shelve
check
cut
break
stay
hold up
halt
put off
lay aside
put back
leave off
interrupt
axeUK
axUS
call a halt to
round off
wrap up
recess
quit
let up
pigeonhole
complete
expire
lapse
elapse
prorogate
dead-end
close out
knock off
round out
wink out
come to an end
hold over
table
mothball
abort
call off
pass
determine
consummate
drop
ultimate
lay off
take a rain check on
put on the back burner
call it a day
arrest
put a period to
intermit
reschedule
put aside
can
culminate
belay
hold in abeyance
crown
die
wrap
suspend proceedings
take a break
sew up
shut down
finish off
top off
desist
take a breather
take a recess
take five
lay on the table
hold off
put the lid on
be over
set aside
pull the plug on
put on hold
draw to a close
retract
revoke
bring something to a close
hold something in abeyance
cinch
bring down curtain
draw to close
put to bed
cap
clear
go
bring
cut loose
fold up
button up
button down
be put to bed
put a lid on
scratch
achieve
eliminate
result
run out
confine
extinguish
scrub
let go
issue
bring to a conclusion
restrict
perfect
tether
bring to an untimely end
withhold
liquidate
bankrupt
take time out
take ten
rise
sideline
drop it
call time
shake
bar
retard
hold
pink-slip
keep in abeyance
put in abeyance
file
waive
omit
procrastinate
inactivate
protract
hang up
stave off
push back
put on back burner
count out
rule out
lay over
put on the shelf
hang fire
put into liquidation
sell out
pause
continue
put over
remit
respite
curb
restrain
hold back
call a halt
take a rain check
resolve
relinquish
sunder
settle
cut out
desist from
give up
end up
put paid to
shut off
dispose of
wind something up
pack in
switch off
pack up
pull the plug
get done
give over
give something the chop
knock something on the head
nip something in the bud
get shut of
nip in the bud
pack it in
get shot of
more ❯
“The public is demanding that the political world sever its dirty connections with business without fail.”
Verb
▲
To divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly
pierce
rip
rupture
tear
cut through
fragment
break
split
crack
fracture
shatter
smash
disintegrate
snap
splinter
separate
bust
dismember
divide
disrupt
burst
rive
shiver
break up
rend
smash to smithereens
fall to pieces
fall to bits
crush
demolish
more ❯
Verb
▲
To separate, used especially of social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart
segregate
isolate
separate
dissociate
divide
insulate
sequester
closet
cut off
detach
disconnect
exclude
partition
protect
quarantine
seclude
set apart
shield
choose
divorce
ghettoiseUK
ghettoizeUS
island
select
sort out
discriminate against
keep apart
single out
close off
separate out
set aside
split up
sunder out
cushion
screen
shelter
defend
save
safeguard
barricade
keep safe
treat
tape
inlay
fill
coat
keep from harm
line
wad
close
retire
bar
rope
withdraw
wrap up in cotton wool
mark
enisle
secrete
hide
seclude oneself
isolate oneself
section off
set oneself apart
remove oneself
closet oneself
shut oneself away
withdraw oneself
segregate oneself
cut oneself off
hide oneself away
shut oneself off
set off
draw back
more ❯
Verb
▲
Crackle
splutter
crackle
burst
chip
chop
cleave
crash
crepitate
damage
detonate
explode
fracture
hurt
impair
injure
pop
ring
rive
shiver
snap
splinter
split
sputter
Verb
▲
Excise, remove
cut out
cease
quit
stop
break
can
discontinue
drop
end
halt
break off
break up
carve
cut off
delete
desist from
eliminate
excise
exclude
exsect
extirpate
extract
forgo
give over
ignore
isolate
knock off
lay off
leave off
marginaliseUK
marginalizeUS
oust
overlook
remove
renounce
shut off
snub
usurp
cut dead
do without
give up
refrain from
take away
take out
pack in
pack up
axeUK
axUS
destroy
quell
crush
extinguish
suppress
disappear
annihilate
vanish
fade
put down
finalizeUS
demolish
call a halt
run out
subdue
dwindle
execute
defeat
ruin
squelch
thwart
finaliseUK
stifle
scotch
culminate
die out
squash
repress
nullify
diminish
stamp out
wreck
result
quench
lessen
pass away
shatter
wane
melt away
evaporate
recede
neutralizeUS
crack down on
snuff out
silence
run down
polish off
do
clear
clamp down on
neutraliseUK
overcome
ebb
decrease
turn out
sort out
restrain
bring to a conclusion
develop
die down
waste
carry out
perform
fulfillUS
put to bed
nix
accomplish
dash
weaken
beat
dispatch
cease to exist
work out
exterminate
prorogue
be no more
undo
stymie
postpone
assassinate
inhibit
clobber
cap
murder
transpire
whack
rout
ease off
perfect
slay
obliterate
decimate
conquer
wear off
top
queer
put out
come out
fulfilUK
carry off
spoil
clinch
become obsolete
overwhelm
liquidate
delay
hinder
slap down
banish
set the seal on
dissipate
mar
nail
put away
realizeUS
restrict
devastate
invalidate
actualize
abrogate
effectuate
polish
overthrow
disperse
subside
slaughter
fail
control
vacate
sabotage
evanish
dish
scupper
eventuate
overpower
slacken
get through
run its course
mess up
realiseUK
butcher
screw up
sink
erase
vanquish
depart
bring to fruition
fall out
blot out
tail off
cease to be
stiff
do in
blow over
put a lid on
dry up
pan out
weed out
fall away
do for
bring to naught
take care of
bump off
smash
evolve
tie up
damage
limit
hold
deactivate
ease
defer
deal with
bring
go away
impair
void
collapse
curtail
negate
complement
slow
shorten
drop off
wither
wilt
disannul
prorogate
exit
null
proceed
progress
put off
drop away
stop dead
round up
be exhausted
blight
dismantle
evanesce
put back
banjax
go by
suspend proceedings
massacre
contain
crool
shrink
become invalid
destruct
leave unfinished
cruel
euchre
moderate
become extinct
slip away
add the final touch to
make good
go whole hog
go the limit
bring to maturity
do thoroughly
put the last touches on
make up
add the finishing touch to
make perfect
go through with
put the finishing touches on
expunge
foul up
retrograde
trash
make a mess of
louse up
cool off
strike down
roll back
subjugate
down
off
smoke
go over
become void
decay
play havoc with
croak
ice
mop up
grow less
bring to an untimely end
fly by
take a break
bite the dust
come off
fade out
put on ice
triumph over
take five
take a breather
snuff
give out
be used up
dispel
fold up
button down
drive underground
make a hash of
put in cold storage
blow a hole in
rub out
sit on
happen
be no longer valid
put lid on
put to death
clean up
end the life of
take the life of
throw a spanner in the works of
put the stopper on
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
disappear from the face of the earth
run your term
relationship
stamp something out
kill off
climax
call
cinch
clear up
blow
wrap-up
back off
settle down
blast
lift
click
wrap something up
dissociate
quit cold turkey
despair
lose heart
capitulate
admit defeat
be beaten
give in
concede defeat
gag
rid
strip
stop midstream
truncate
deliver
draw to close
put a period to
derail
throttle
retard
perish
reverse
douse
be put to bed
button up
cut loose
knock it off
relieve
be suspended
be put on hold
see the back of
shutter
not do
hush up
shut
bring down curtain
issue
confine
tether
be gone
be at an end
fold
die off
be forgotten
expel
scrunch
squish
counteract
let go
tie up loose ends
come to the end
be through with
finish up
raise
come to a conclusion
countermand
sidetrack
fix
brace
call a stop to
give up hope
abandon hope
rise
back out
put the finishing touches to
turn out to be
smother
decide
chop
sort
slow down
cripple
carry through
go cold turkey
knock out
sink into oblivion
disappear slowly
retreat
drop out
snow under
put finishing touch on
call a day
put into effect
put the finishing touch to
top it off
put the tin lid on
fare
turn back
hang up
put a brake on
descend
apostatize
tumble
falter
return
recidivate
pigeonhole
abuse
blanket
dowse
be brought to an end
degenerate
take a breather from
cut something short
give notice
drive out
cast out
hold over
declare invalid
obviate
declare
draw to a halt
come to rest
be finished
melt
deteriorate
droop
crumble
bate
trounce
persecute
wrong
oppress
undermine
unload
mothball
table
be the end of
molderUS
dilapidate
moulderUK
put on a back burner
prove out
resolve itself
net
dematerialize
attack
subvert
abbreviate
abridge
efface
render null and void
declare null and void
get off the hook
vitiate
stop in one's tracks
reach a standstill
remove gradually
withdraw gradually
replace gradually
eliminate gradually
stop using
cow
maltreat
continue
respite
put over
hold in abeyance
relent
moisten
dampen
raze
choke
sell out
stand
run low
go downhill
wear away
go down
go dead
wither away
clear away
incapacitate
ravage
foil
trail off
relax
advance
vaporizeUS
dominate
bury
bottle
overturn
clamp
shush
trample
spike
bring to a premature end
scar
take a recess
be out of
have none left
have no more
tire
exhaust
waste away
be cleaned out
wear out
dampen down
taper
de-escalate
taper off
pall
lower
fall
cease to be known
come to naught
go south
be done for
leave no trace
pass into oblivion
trample underfoot
tyrannize over
fly
flee
close the door on
terminate the account
close the books
trample on
disfigure
stain
disable
threaten
upset
lay on the table
roll by
glide by
disband
attend to
knock down
attenuate
occur
get the better of
rule with an iron hand
gain control over
gain mastery over
keep inside
keep in
put kibosh on
block out
hold down
beat down
hold in
afflict
taint
disappoint
injure
be consumed
flag
take a rain check
disestablish
have an abortion
take a rain check on
put on the back burner
get tough on
harm
bollix
decelerate
slack
phase down
dull
coast
drain away
become weaker
chill out
unlax
ratchet down
cool
go past
flow
slip by
wear on
slip past
march on
stop short
concentrate
vaporiseUK
parch
roll up
befall
break short
stop cold
stop in full flow
take severe measures against
take stern measures against
come down heavily on
glitch up
contract
fight
break down
slide past
steal by
tick by
slide by
steal past
roll on
tick past
roll past
glide past
put a damper on
oppose
intrude on
muck up
become smaller
become less
grow smaller
play out
split up
loose
wrack
shoot
disorganize
unmake
phase something out
be depleted
creep past
fly past
creep by
crawl past
crawl by
withstand
counter
defy
clamp down
get tough
keep in check
crack down
tackle
do the trick
come down on
tighten up on
keep under control
confront
immolate
lynch
resolve into
render void
oppugn
war
repel
blackball
scrag
guillotine
combat
buck
escape
desert
get rid of by stages
battle against
bail
blow away
cut down
cause the death of
make away with
take someone's life
come down on like a ton of bricks
strive against
make a stand against
bring to an end to
cope with
struggle against
put up a fight against
be gone from
be done with
brush off
depart from
bail from
go away from
drop out of
clear out from
bow out of
walk out of
walk out on
disappear from
run along from
take off from
move from
abscond from
exit from
absent oneself from
break off with
cast off
set out from
more ❯
Verb
▲
Break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay
disintegrate
collapse
fragment
shatter
splinter
crumble
break up
fail
founder
fracture
decline
dissolve
explode
fall
rupture
break
break apart
bust
corrupt
decay
decompose
degenerate
dismember
disrupt
fester
fold
foul
mouldUK
moldUS
moulderUK
molderUS
perish
putrefy
rive
rot
separate
spoil
subside
blow up
crumple
deteriorate
disunite
fall apart
shiver
blow apart
breakdown
break down
cave in
compost
deliquesce
descend
detach
dilapidate
disband
disconnect
disimprove
dismantle
disorganize
disperse
divide
fall to bits
fly apart
give way
go downhill
sink
split
taint
turn
wither
worsen
fall to pieces
go belly-up
come apart
fade away
go to pieces
take apart
wash away
wash out
be smashed to smithereens
go to rack and ruin
slump
sag
go
wilt
drop
settle
tumble
diminish
topple
implode
flag
fade
regress
retrogress
retrograde
atrophy
ebb
depreciate
fall in
fall down
sicken
droop
stagnate
languish
dwindle
waste
go down
come down
topple over
give out
go out
slide
vitiate
degrade
debase
debilitate
weaken
slip
devolve
lapse
lag
wane
emaciate
impair
become debilitated
go backwards
become worse
waste away
get worse
wear away
grow worse
go bad
lose quality
go to pot
be in decline
hit the skids
go into decline
be on your last legs
go down the toilet
more ❯
Verb
▲
To scatter or sprinkle, typically over a wide area
scatter
sprinkle
strew
sow
broadcast
fling
shower
spread
disseminate
spray
bestrew
distribute
intersperse
throw
dot
pepper
spot
toss
diffuse
litter
spatter
throw about
besprinkle
cast
derange
discard
disject
disunite
diverge
divide
expend
migrate
part
pour
scramble
set
shatter
shed
spend
sunder
run away
set asunder
split up
throw around
throw out
take off in all directions
more ❯
Verb
▲
To free from a tangled or twisted state
disentangle
unravel
unsnarl
untangle
untwist
undo
resolve
unbraid
unknot
unlay
untie
untwine
unweave
unwind
card
clarify
comb
simplify
discumber
disembroil
disencumber
disinvolve
emancipate
expand
loose
open
part
ravel out
separate
sunder
unfold
unscramble
smooth out
straighten out
clear up
let go
let off
remove the knots from
bail one out
sort out
work out
proliferate
propagate
multiply
diffuse
flourish
thrive
unspin
become more numerous
more ❯
Verb
▲
Take part in something so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events
intervene
mediate
intercede
arbitrate
interfere
intrude
interpose
conciliate
intermediate
interrupt
negotiate
get involved
step in
cut in
divide
insinuate oneself
interpose oneself
involve
involve oneself
meddle
obtrude
part
reconcile
separate
settle
interpose yourself
involve yourself
act as peacemaker
barge in
butt in
come between
horn in
mix in
muscle in
act as an intermediary
put your oar in
put in two cents
put your two cents in
take a hand
conclude
rule
decree
pronounce
declare
pass judgement on
hear
examine
try
bargain
sit in judgement on
decide on
hold talks
give a verdict on
discuss terms
make a ruling on
wheel and deal
officiate
hold
cut a deal
ref
count
haggle
find
dicker
consider
palter
pronounce on
confer
chaffer
collaborate
proclaim
deem
contract
horse-trade
ordain
announce
cooperate
agree
covenant
assign
stipulate
consult together
discuss a settlement
compromise
give a ruling on
make terms
settle on
supervise
answer
oversee
call
stand
run
form judgment
clear up
pronounce judgement on
make a judgement on
be in control of
concede
give a hearing
put on trial
take to court
issue
rate
barter
trade
deliver
traffic
state
think
reckon
perceive
sell
affirm
assert
concert
treat
transact
arrange
charge
suppose
sentence
apportion
award
pass
broker
buy
promise
make concessions
formally judge
regard as
do business
drive a hard bargain
give and take
come to an understanding
make concession
strike balance
find the middle ground
set forth
find a happy medium
strike a happy medium
reach a compromise
find middle ground
find happy medium
meet each other halfway
split the difference
strike a balance
lay down
lay down the law
view as
see as
believe to be
debate
finalizeUS
talk
discuss
consult
confirm
specify
powwow
connect
compose
accommodate
swap
network
designate
agree to
horse trade
try to reach a compromise
treat with someone
fix upon
nail down
authorizeUS
finaliseUK
square up
work out
come to a decision about
figure out
set
cinch
name
pin down
authoriseUK
agree on
call the shots on
take a decision on
clinch
square off
prescribe
come across with
bury the hatchet
act as mediator
act as negotiator
act as arbiter
act as arbitrator
more ❯
Verb
▲
To recognize or understand a difference
discriminate
differentiate
distinguish
separate
discern
difference
secern
assess
evaluate
categoriseUK
categorizeUS
classify
collate
compare
contradistinguish
contrast
discrepate
extricate
judge
know
note
perceive
remark
segregate
severalize
sift
specify
tell apart
recognize a distinction
discern a difference
make out
split hairs
tell the difference
draw a distinction
know what's what
separate the sheep from the goats
separate the wheat from the chaff
clock
eyeball
heed
watch
clap eyes on
lay eyes on
set eyes on
survey
pay attention to
catch a glimpse of
contemplate
inspect
sense
scrutinizeUS
examine
get a glimpse of
gaze at
take note of
scrutiniseUK
check out
take notice of
stare at
mind
pay heed to
scan
consider
take a dekko at
have sight of
study
ponder
check
explore
hear
look on
take a gander at
take heed of
take a shufti at
smell
reflect
scent
taste
gawp at
flash
attend
follow
have a gander at
peer at
have a squint at
have a dekko at
glance at
get an eyeful of
pore over
sniff
find
feel
apprehend
comment
gaze upon
investigate
monitor
opine
question
review
size up
case
reconnoitreUK
reconnoiterUS
nose out
look over
eavesdrop
ruminate
sniff out
surveil
have a shufti at
recce
twig
hearken
keep watch on
spy on
flash on
meditate
take note
pick up
pipe
think about
keep under observation
keep under scrutiny
chew over
keep under surveillance
keep an eye on
watch like a hawk
give something a once-over
keep a weather eye on
keep tabs on
keep a tab on
peep at
listen to
pay attention
take notice
give attention to
keep a beady eye on
attend to
hearken to
peek at
disclose
reveal
decry
spy out
get a view of
locate
advert
apperceive
gawk at
scope out
gape at
glare at
ogle
allow
editorializeUS
trace
encounter
track
see briefly
see over
turn
deliberate
cogitate
revolve
perpend
debate
entertain
register
be shown over
spectate
rubberneck at
have
peruse
oversee
scope
check something out
gaze
believe
audit
canvass
stare
overlook
beam
gape
kick around
wrestle with
take a glance at
mull over
leer
whiff
snuff
nose
bear in mind
take to heart
pay heed
give a thought to
give thought to
take into consideration
editorialiseUK
weigh in
give someone a once-over
give something the once-over
be a witness
be on the scene
look on at
be present
be present at
be a witness to
be on hand
focus on
take a gander
get an eyeful
get a sight of
take a look
think over
have a look
keep eagle eye on
give the eye
check over
have a look-see at
feast eyes on
eagle eye
point out
meet with
turn up
ferret out
foretell
predict
expect
mention
state
say
eagle-eye
declare
recon
meddle
search
scout
peep
stag
research
sleuth
pry
keep one's eye on
keep track of
pronounce
announce
be on the track
get wind of
work undercover
poke around
listen in
search out
stake out
fish out
look for
secretly follow
nose around
interpret
interject
animadvert
interpose
assert
be on the trail of
be on the track of
probe
crack
speak
commentate
wisecrack
utter
introspect
dissect
anatomize
esteem
treat
assay
earmark
pass comment
mouth off
come out with
deconstruct
cut
soul-search
self-reflect
reflect upon
go through
break down
look upon
think of
feast one's eyes
overhear
get
feast your eyes on
hark
harken
listen
go over
delve into
go into
dig into
conceive
bring to light
uncover
look inward
self-question
unearth
think through
pick at
auscultate
give ears
give attention
hark to
give an audience to
get an earful
become aware
be all ears
give ear to
be all ears for
listen in to
eavesdrop on
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