Standard Lemma guide

separated

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪd/
  • Australian: /ˈsɛp.əˌɹæɪ.tɪd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S EH1 P ER0 EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Estranged; living apart but not divorced.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • my parents are separated

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of separate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

spaced apart

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spaced

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

no longer connected or joined

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a detached part
  • on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached
  • the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: detached

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

separated at the joint

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a dislocated knee
  • a separated shoulder

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disjointed, dislocated

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

being or feeling set or kept apart from others- Sherwood Anderson

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she felt detached from the group
  • could not remain the isolated figure he had been
  • thought of herself as alone and separated from the others
  • had a set-apart feeling

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: detached, isolated, set-apart

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անջատ (anǰat) — detached; not connected or joined
  • Finnish: erillään oleva — detached; not connected or joined
  • German: getrennt — detached; not connected or joined
  • Indonesian: terpisah — detached; not connected or joined
  • Japanese: 別々の (betsubetsu no) — detached; not connected or joined
  • Korean: 나뉜 (nanwin) — detached; not connected or joined
  • Latin: dīvīsus — detached; not connected or joined
  • Lezgi: ччара хьанвай (č̄ara xanvaj) — detached; not connected or joined
  • Polish: osobny — detached; not connected or joined
  • Polish: oddzielony — detached; not connected or joined
  • Punjabi: ਅਲਹਿਦਾ (alahidā) — detached; not connected or joined
  • Romanian: separat — detached; not connected or joined
  • Russian: отдельный (otdelʹnyj) — detached; not connected or joined
  • Esperanto: separita — estranged; living apart but not divorced
  • Finnish: erillään asuva — estranged; living apart but not divorced
  • Finnish: asumuserossa oleva — estranged; living apart but not divorced
  • German: getrennt — estranged; living apart but not divorced
  • Māori: mahue — estranged; living apart but not divorced
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skilt — estranged; living apart but not divorced
  • Polish: w separacji — estranged; living apart but not divorced
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