Distancing

/ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/

Synonyms for "distancing" (24 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)

Strong matches (7)

Noun(7 words)
disavowingdisconnectingdiscursive distancedisengagedistance keepingemotional detachmentestrange

Related words (12)

Noun(12 words)
estrangingmore alienatingobjectiveoutreach? random thoughphysical separationpractice no contactpsychological distancingrecederemoteseparatespatial distancingwithdraw

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

14 entries
actionbehaviorbehavioral strategydistanceemotional regulationliterary devicenarrative techniqueprocesspsychological processpublic health measurerhetorical techniquespatial relationstyletone

More specific

17 entries
affective disengagementaffective distancingalienationcognitive distancingdefamiliarizationdramatic distancingemotional withdrawalindoor distancingmethodological distancingnarrative distancingphysical distancingrelational distancescientific distancingself distancingsix foot distancingsocial distancing

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Collocations

10 entries
authorial distancingdiscursive distancingdistancing behaviordistancing guidelinesdistancing measuresdistancing protocolemotional distancingnarrative distancingphysical distancingsocial distancing

Inflections

5 entries
distanceddistancesdistancingsmore distancingmost distancing

Derivations

6 entries

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

We're distancing ourselves from the rest of the family.

Source: tatoeba (813091)

His desperate attempts at distancing himself from his old left-wing ties have impressed no one so far.

Source: tatoeba (813092)

Sami started distancing herself from Layla.

Source: tatoeba (7214001)

The marketing campaign urges residents to participate in a two-week social distancing effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

Source: tatoeba (8596480)

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