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Removed vs Separated - What's the difference?

removed | separated |

As adjectives the difference between removed and separated

is that removed is separated in time, space, or degree while separated is detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.

As verbs the difference between removed and separated

is that removed is past tense of remove while separated is past tense of separate.

removed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Separated in time, space, or degree.
    • Now that we are here one week removed .
  • Of a different generation, older or younger
    • Steve is my second cousin once removed .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (remove)

    • See also

    * cousin * once removed * twice removed ----

    separated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.
  • (of spouses) estranged; living apart but not divorced.

    • Usage notes

    When used in cooking to describe eggs in which the yolk and white have been disjoined from each other, it is more commonly used in the appositive form (two eggs, separated'') than in the usual position for an English adjective (''two separated eggs ).

    Antonyms

    * combined * unified * united

    Verb

    (head)
  • (separate)

    • Anagrams

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