I got word that Mary wants to divorce him.
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Divorce
//dɪˈvɔːs//
Synonyms for "divorce" (112 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (23)
Strong matches (33)
Related words (56)
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7 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
capable of
1 entriescauses desire
2 entriesdefined as
1 entriesderived
36 entriesShowing 16 of 36 words.
entails
1 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
4 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
11 entriesTranslations
352 translations across 94 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- skei verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- skei verb (end one's own marriage)
Albanian
1 entries- divorc noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀποστάσιον noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Ao
1 entries- pala verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
Arabic
4 entries- سورة الطلاق name (65th sura of the Qur'an)
- تَطْلِيق noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- خُلْع noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- طلاق noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Armenian
4 entries- ամուսնալուծություն noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- անջատում noun (separation of connected things)
- ապահարզան noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- բաժանում noun (separation of connected things)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
3 entries- ܕܘܼܠܵܠܵܐ noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- ܕܲܠܸܠ verb (end one's own marriage)
- ܡܲܕܠܸܠ verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
Asturian
3 entries- divorciu noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- divorciar verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- divorciase verb (obtain a legal divorce)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- boşanma noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- ayırmaq verb (separate something that was connected)
- boşanmaq verb (end one's own marriage)
- boşanmaq verb (obtain a legal divorce)
Bashkir
4 entries- айырылышыу verb (end one's own marriage)
- айырыу verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- айырыу verb (separate something that was connected)
- ысҡындырыу verb (separate something that was connected)
Belarusian
4 entries- разво́д noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- разве́сціся verb (end one's own marriage)
- разво́дзіцца verb (end one's own marriage)
- разжані́цца verb (end one's own marriage)
Bulgarian
4 entries- бракоразво́д noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- разво́д noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- разде́ляне noun (separation of connected things)
- разри́в noun (separation of connected things)
Burmese
1 entries- ကွာရှင်း verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
Catalan
4 entries- divorci noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- divorci noun (separation of connected things)
- divorciar verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- divorciar verb (separate something that was connected)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- تەلاق noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Chinese Cantonese
3 entries- 離婚 /离婚 noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- 離婚 /离婚 verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- 離婚 /离婚 verb (end one's own marriage)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 脫離 /脱离 noun (separation of connected things)
- 離婚 /离婚 noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- 離婚 /离婚 verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- 離婚 /离婚 verb (end one's own marriage)
Cornish
1 entries- didhemedhi verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
Czech
4 entries- rozvod noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- rozvádět se verb (end one's own marriage)
- rozvést verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- rozvést se verb (end one's own marriage)
Danish
2 entries- skilsmisse noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- skilles verb (end one's own marriage)
Dari
1 entries- طَلَاق noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Dutch
2 entries- echtscheiding noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- zich scheiden verb (end one's own marriage)
Esperanto
2 entries- divorco noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- eksgeedziĝo noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Estonian
2 entries- abielulahutus noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- lahutus noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Faroese
1 entries- hjúnaskilnaður noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Finnish
4 entries- avioero noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- ero noun (separation of connected things)
- erottelu noun (separation of connected things)
- erota verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
French
3 entries- divorce noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- divorcer verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- se divorcer verb (end one's own marriage)
Galician
4 entries- división noun (separation of connected things)
- divorcio noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- divorcio noun (separation of connected things)
- separación noun (separation of connected things)
Georgian
3 entries- განქორწინება noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- გაყრა noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- განქორწინება verb (end one's own marriage)
German
4 entries- Ehescheidung noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- Scheidung noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- scheiden verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- sich scheiden lassen verb (end one's own marriage)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃 noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Greek
4 entries- διαζύγιο noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- διαζύγιο noun (separation of connected things)
- χωρισμός noun (separation of connected things)
- παίρνω διαζύγιο verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
Hebrew
3 entries- גירושין \ גֵּרוּשִׁין noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- הִתְגָּרֵשׁ verb (end one's own marriage)
- הִתְגָּרֵשׁ verb (obtain a legal divorce)
Hindi
4 entries- तलाक noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- तलाक़ noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- त्याग noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- विच्छेदन noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Hungarian
4 entries- elválás noun (separation of connected things)
- válás noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- elválaszt verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- elválaszt verb (separate something that was connected)
Icelandic
2 entries- hjónaskilnaður noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- skilnaður noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Ido
4 entries- desmariajo noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- divorco noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- divorcar verb (obtain a legal divorce)
- divorcigar verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
Indonesian
1 entries- perceraian noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Ingrian
1 entries- erahus noun (separation of connected things)
Iranian Persian
3 entries- طَلاق noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- طَلاق دادَن verb (end one's own marriage)
- طَلاق گِرِفْتَن verb (end one's own marriage)
Irish
2 entries- colscaradh noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- idirscaradh noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Italian
3 entries- divorzio noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- divorziare verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- divorziarsi verb (end one's own marriage)
Japanese
3 entries- 離婚 noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- 離婚させる verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- 離婚する verb (end one's own marriage)
Kazakh
4 entries- ажырасу noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- айырылысу noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- ажырасу verb (end one's own marriage)
- айырылысу verb (end one's own marriage)
Khmer
3 entries- ការលែងលះ noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- លែងលះ verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- លែងលះ verb (end one's own marriage)
Korean
4 entries- 리혼 noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- 이혼 noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- 리혼하다 verb (end one's own marriage)
- 이혼하다 verb (end one's own marriage)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- ажырашуу noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- ажырашып кетүү verb (end one's own marriage)
Lao
3 entries- ການຢ່າ noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- ປະ verb (end one's own marriage)
- ຢ່າ verb (end one's own marriage)
Latin
3 entries- diversiō noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- dīvortium noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- dīvertō verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
Latvian
1 entries- šķiršanās noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Lithuanian
2 entries- ištuoka noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- skyrybos noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Scheedung noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Macedonian
4 entries- одвојување noun (separation of connected things)
- одделување noun (separation of connected things)
- развод noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- раздвојување noun (separation of connected things)
Malay
1 entries- perceraian noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Marathi
3 entries- काडीमोड noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- घटस्फोट noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- वेगळे होणे noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Mongolian
3 entries- салалт noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- гэрлэлт цуцлах verb (end one's own marriage)
- салах verb (end one's own marriage)
Māori
2 entries- toko verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- tokorau verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
Navajo
2 entries- ałtsʼááʼítʼaash noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- ałtsʼánátʼaash verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- twalaka noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- telaq noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- skilsmisse noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- skille seg verb (end one's own marriage)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- skilsmisse noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Occitan
2 entries- divòrci noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- divorciar verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
Old English
2 entries- hīwgedāl noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- āsyndrung noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Pashto
2 entries- طلاق noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- پرېژه noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Plautdietsch
2 entries- Ehescheiden noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- Scheedunk noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Polish
3 entries- rozwód noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- rozwieść się verb (end one's own marriage)
- rozwodzić się verb (end one's own marriage)
Portuguese
4 entries- divisão noun (separation of connected things)
- divórcio noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- separação noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- separação noun (separation of connected things)
Romanian
4 entries- despărțire noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- despărțire noun (separation of connected things)
- divorț noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- despărți verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
Russian
4 entries- отделе́ние noun (separation of connected things)
- разво́д noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- разры́в noun (separation of connected things)
- расторже́ние бра́ка noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Sanskrit
4 entries- त्याग noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- विच्छेदन noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- विवाहविच्छेद noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- स्त्रीपुरुषविच्छेद noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- eadar-ghearradh noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- sgaradh-pòsaidh noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- brakorázvod noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- rázvod noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- rázvod noun (separation of connected things)
- rȃstava noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Slovak
4 entries- rozvod noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- rozviesť verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- rozviesť sa verb (end one's own marriage)
- rozviesť sa verb (obtain a legal divorce)
Slovene
2 entries- ločitev noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- ločiti se verb (end one's own marriage)
Spanish
4 entries- divorcio noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- divorciar verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- divorciarse verb (end one's own marriage)
- divorciarse verb (obtain a legal divorce)
Swahili
4 entries- talaka noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- taliki verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- taliki verb (end one's own marriage)
- taliki verb (obtain a legal divorce)
Swedish
4 entries- skiljande noun (separation of connected things)
- skilsmässa noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- skilsmässa noun (separation of connected things)
- äktenskapsskillnad noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Tagalog
1 entries- diborsiyo noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Tajik
2 entries- талоқ noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- талоқ додан verb (end one's own marriage)
Tamil
4 entries- திருமண முறிவு noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- மணமுறிவு noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- மணவிலக்கு noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- முறிவு noun (separation of connected things)
Tarifit
1 entries- uruf noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Tatar
1 entries- аерылышу noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Telugu
1 entries- విడాకులు noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Thai
4 entries- การหย่า noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- การหย่าร้าง noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- หย่า verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- หย่า verb (end one's own marriage)
Turkish
4 entries- boşanma noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- boşamak verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- boşanmak verb (end one's own marriage)
- boşanmak verb (obtain a legal divorce)
Turkmen
2 entries- aýrylyş noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- aýrylyşmak verb (end one's own marriage)
Ukrainian
4 entries- розлу́чення noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- розірва́ння шлю́бу noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- розвести́ся verb (end one's own marriage)
- розво́дитися verb (end one's own marriage)
Urdu
3 entries- طَلاق noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- طلاق دینا verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- طَلاق دینا verb (end one's own marriage)
Uyghur
2 entries- تەلاق name (65th sura of the Qur'an)
- ئاجرىشىش noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Uzbek
4 entries- ajralish noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- ajratish noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- qoʻydi-chiqdi noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- ajralishmoq verb (end one's own marriage)
Vietnamese
4 entries- ly hôn noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- ly dị verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
- ly dị verb (end one's own marriage)
- ly hôn verb (legally dissolve a marriage)
Volapük
1 entries- matiteil noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Welsh
2 entries- ysgariad noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
- ysgariadau noun (legal dissolution of a marriage)
Sample 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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