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Divorced vs Divided - What's the difference?

divorced | divided |

As adjectives the difference between divorced and divided

is that divorced is cut off, or separated while divided is separated or split into pieces.

As verbs the difference between divorced and divided

is that divorced is (divorce) while divided is (divide).

divorced

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Cut off, or separated.
  • * :
  • It is also pertinent to note that the current obvious decline in work on holarctic hepatics most surely reflects a current obsession with cataloging and with nomenclature of the organisms—as divorced from their study as living entities.
  • (of a marriage) Legally dissolved.
  • It is a sad fact that 43% of marriages are now divorced .
  • (of persons formerly married) Having had one's marriage legally dissolved.
  • Mark's parents are divorced .

    Synonyms

    * split

    Antonyms

    * connected * married * engaged

    Derived terms

    * innocently divorced

    Verb

    (head)
  • (divorce)
  • See also

    * divorce * divorcee * divorced kid * divorcing * marriage * single * split * widow

    divided

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (divide)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • separated or split into pieces
  • having conflicting interests or emotions
  • disunited
  • (US) (of a road ) separated into lanes, that move in opposite directions, by a median
  • Antonyms

    * undivided * combined * unified