separating

Definitions

The act of moving or setting apart; the process of becoming detached or divided.

Distinguishing between different things or identifying the boundaries of something.

The process of sorting or partitioning items into distinct groups or categories.

Examples

The wall is separating the two rooms to provide more privacy.

She spent the afternoon separating the laundry into whites and colors.

Synonyms

detaching disconnecting dividing severing splitting partitioning segregating

Antonyms

connecting joining uniting attaching merging combining linking