If you're not careful, the dog will sever the head of your doll.
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Sever
/ˈsɛv.ɚ/
Synonyms for "sever" (197 found)
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mark the interfacemodifyparepartparticularizepersonalizepick outprunerefine a distinctionrendriverupturesawscatterscissorscreenscreen outsegregateselectseparateset a limitset apartset offseveralizesievesieve outsiftsift outslashsliceslitsnipsortsort outspecializesplitsplit hairssplit upstopsubdividesubtilizesundersuspendtearterminatevarywhittlewinnow
Noun(12 words)
Verb(13 words)
Adjective(5 words)
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8 entriesbreak off relationssever a cablesever a limbsever diplomatic tiessever fundingsever tiesterminate fundingwithdraw funding
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6 entriessever connectionssever relationshipssever tiesseverance packageseverance paysevered relationship
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17 total sentences available.
Fadil's blindness was caused by sever emotional stress.
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I think we should sever this relationship.
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They both agreed to sever all ties.
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