2 entries found for separate.
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Function: adjective
Text: 1 not the same or shared <we stayed in separate apartments on our vacation>
Synonyms different, individual, respective
Related Words disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse, unalike, varied
Near Antonyms identical, selfsame, very
Antonyms same
2 not physically attached to another unit <the housing development has 200 separate homes, each with its own enclosed yard>
Synonyms detached, disconnected, discrete, freestanding, single, unattached, unconnected
Related Words independent, self-contained; individual, private
Antonyms attached, connected, joined
3 not being under the rule or control of another <a separate country> -- see FREE 1
4 of, relating to, or belonging to a single person <separate interests> -- see INDIVIDUAL 1