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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

irreconcilable difference

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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

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.”

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To separate or isolate

ghettoise^UK

ghettoize^US

put a cordon sanitaire around

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

consider out of context

remove from context

consider in isolation

sever connections with

fractionate

pull out

keep away

reach a parting of the ways

break off relations with

drive a wedge between

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

polarize^US

polarise^UK

pit against one another

turn off

sow dissension between

separate the wheat from the chaff

set against one another

cause disagreement between

sever connections between

go in different directions

take off in all directions

clear out

move in different directions

go separate ways

set at odds with

cause antagonism between

leave out in the cold

destroy the affections of

cause disagreement among

withdraw the affections of

lose the affection of

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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

lose the affection of

break off

make indifferent

pit against one another

set against one another

cause disagreement between

cause disagreement among

polarise^UK

polarize^US

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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

give the thumbs down to

say no to

give the red light to

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

give something a miss

reorganise^UK

reorganize^US

make of no use or value

give the brush-off to

stabilize^US

stabilise^UK

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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

minimize^US

ax^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

phase out

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

stop short

fulfil^UK

realise^UK

immobilize^US

immobilise^UK

put a stop to something

put the finishing touches to

bring to a premature end

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