I got word that Mary wants to divorce him.
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Divorce
/dɪˈvɔːs/
Synonyms for "divorce" (121 found)
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Closest matches (25)
abruptabstractionalienatealienationannulannulmentbreak upcancelcast offcast outcleavecut adriftcut offcut outdefectiondeletedepartdetachdetachmentdisaffect
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Noun(2 words)
break apartdetach
Strong matches (36)
Related words (60)
expelgrant a divorcegrant an annulmentincoherenceisolateisolationleaveluxationnonunionobtain a divorcepartpartingpartitionpull awaypull backpull output asunderput awayremovalrupture
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segmentationsegregateseparateseparationseparatismsequesterset apartset asideseverseveranceshut offsplitsplit upsplit-upstand aloofstand apartstand asidestep asidesubdivisionsubtractsubtractionsue for divorcesunderthrow offthrow outuncoupleunmarryuntie the knotunyokeweanwithdrawwithdrawalzoning
Noun(4 words)
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8 entriesannul a marriagedisconnect devicesdissolve a marriagefault based divorceinterpersonal divorceno fault divorceorganizational divorcesever ties
Collocations
8 entriesdivorce attorneydivorce decreedivorce petitiondivorce proceedingsdivorce ratedivorce settlementfile for divorceno fault divorce
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
20 total sentences available.
When did you learn of Mary's divorce?
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I would rather divorce him.
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I'll not divorce you, unless you give me a good reason.
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