separated

/ˈsɛpəreɪɾɪd/

/ˈsɛpəreɪtɪd/

Definitions of separated
  1. adjective
    being or feeling set or kept apart from others
    “thought of herself as alone and separated from the others”
    synonyms: detached, isolated, set-apart
    separate
    independent; not united or joint
  2. adjective
    spaced apart
    synonyms: spaced
    distributed
    spread out or scattered about or divided up
  3. adjective
    no longer connected or joined
    “the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases”
    synonyms: detached
    unconnected
    not joined or linked together
  4. adjective
    separated at the joint
    “a separated shoulder”
    synonyms: disjointed, dislocated
    injured
    harmed
Pronunciation
US

/ˈsɛpəreɪɾɪd/
UK

/ˈsɛpəreɪtɪd/
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