separated

Thân thiện

The two spacecraft separated after completing their mission.

Definition

Adjective: 1. No longer connected or joined: Refers to things that were once together but are now apart, either physically or in terms of connection. 2. Spaced apart: Refers to things that are positioned with a physical distance between them. 3. Being or feeling set or kept apart from others: Describes a state of social, emotional, or physical isolation from a group.

Usage Examples

• No longer connected or joined:
  • The separated spacecraft will return to their home bases.
  • He suffered a separated shoulder in the accident.
• Spaced apart:
  • The posts were separated by a distance of ten feet.
• Being or feeling set apart from others:
  • She felt separated from the group during the discussion.
  • He lived a separated life in the remote cabin.

Advanced Usage

• "Legally separated": A term used to describe a married couple who are living apart under a formal, legal agreement, but are not yet divorced.
  • They are legally separated and have divided their assets.
• "Separated by time and space": A phrase used to emphasize a great distance or difference, either physically or conceptually.
  • The two cultures, separated by time and space, developed similar myths.

Variants and Related Words

• Separate (verb): To cause to move or be apart.
  • Please separate the blue cards from the red ones.
• Separation (noun): The action or state of moving or being moved apart.
  • The separation of the two groups was necessary for the experiment.
• Separately (adverb): As a separate entity; apart.
  • They arrived at the party separately.

Synonyms

• Detached: Not connected; separate.
• Disconnected: Having had a connection broken.
• Isolated: Far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote.
• Set apart: Kept separate or distinct.

Antonyms

• Connected: Joined or linked together.
• Attached: Joined, fastened, or connected to something.
• United: Joined together politically, for a common purpose, or by feelings of affection.

Related Phrases

• "Separate the wheat from the chaff": An idiom meaning to distinguish valuable people or things from worthless ones.
  • The rigorous interview process will separate the wheat from the chaff.
• "Go their separate ways": An idiom meaning for people to end their relationship or partnership and pursue different paths.
  • After graduation, the friends went their separate ways.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. no longer connected or joined
   • a detached part
   • on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached
   • the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases
2. separated at the joint
   • a dislocated knee
   • a separated shoulder
3. spaced apart
4. being or feeling set or kept apart from others
   • she felt detached from the group
   • could not remain the isolated figure he had been- Sherwood Anderson
   • thought of herself as alone and separated from the others
   • had a set-apart feeling

Từ đồng nghĩa

• detached
• disjointed
• dislocated
• spaced
• isolated
• set-apart