Unscramble divided

Definition of divided

adjective:

• separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided". Antonyms: united.
• having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions; "a divided highway". Synonyms: dual-lane.
• distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose. Synonyms: divided up, shared, shared out.

verb:

• separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts", "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I". Synonyms: carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up. Antonyms: unite.
• perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?". Synonyms: divide, fraction. Antonyms: multiply.
• act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries". Synonyms: divide, separate.
• come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated". Synonyms: divide, part, separate.
• make a division or separation. Synonyms: divide, separate.
• force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children", "Moses parted the Red Sea". Synonyms: disunite, divide, part, separate.

Related words

break, bust, calve, canton, chip, cut, detach, disarticulate, discerp, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dismember, dispel, disperse, dissipate, format, gerrymander, gin, halve, initialise, initialize, isolate, joint, lot, paragraph, parcel, partition, polarise, polarize, quarter, rail, reduce, rupture, scatter, section, sectionalise, sectionalize, segment, segregate, sequester, sequestrate, sever, sliver, snap, splinter, subdivide, tear, triangulate, unitise, unitize, zone.

Words nearby

divide, dividend, divider.

Rhymes with

decided, guided, lopsided, misguided, undecided, undivided.