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adjective

də-ˈvī-dəd How to pronounce divided (audio)
Definition of dividednext
as in split
disagreeing with each other the club members are sharply divided on the need for more fund-raising

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divided

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verb

past tense of divide
1
as in separated
to set or force apart volunteers divided the donated groceries into several dozen piles

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2
as in parted
to go or move in different directions from a central point the group divided based on those who wanted to go swimming and those who didn't

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Recent Examples of divided
Adjective
The former Republican governor of Massachusetts was hired in 2023 to succeed Mark Emmert, bringing to the job something the NCAA had come to value even more than knowledge of college athletics—experience navigating a divided government. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Democrats remain divided over whether to reform ICE or to abolish it. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
The seven states would be divided between the upper basin (Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Utah) and the lower basin (Arizona, Nevada, and California) with the dividing line at Lees Ferry, Arizona, just south of Glen Canyon. — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026 Although the father of the proposal, Dave Regan, is the president of a union, the labor movement is bitterly divided over the effort. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for divided
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divided
  1. split
  2. separated
  3. parted
  4. disconnected
  5. diverged
  6. retreated
Adjective
  • First seen on the runway in 2025, the Lyasa FF II shoe builds on a series inspired by the split-toe Asics footwear developed for astronauts participating in a space training program in 2008.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • One of the more thoughtful design decisions is the split outlet arrangement.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • The trajectories separated into four distinct clusters corresponding to rest, meditation, music, and the movie.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In what is shaping up to be the season’s most competitive acting race, three names appear to have separated themselves.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of separated
Verb
  • But then, in a moment Bekoff described as straight out of a movie, the clouds parted right as the bridal party headed outside.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Makeup was kept light and fresh, topped off with a nude lip, while her hair was parted down the middle, styled in face-framing waves.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of parted
Verb
  • The team also demonstrated that the sheet could reconstruct its overall shape even after some fibers were cut or disconnected.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In the reference test, a desktop computer continued operating without interruption when grid power was suddenly disconnected, and the test was repeated successfully.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • The race to determine who will lead one of the United States’s largest cities took a twist Tuesday, when the two women battling to win Los Angeles’s mayoral race sharply diverged over Israel.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In the poll, views on health care access and costs largely diverged along party lines.
    — Ali Swenson, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of diverged
Verb
  • After the physical altercation, both men retreated toward their vehicles after witness Jamie Jedlinsky, 70, reportedly stepped in to defuse the situation.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Shares exploded higher by as much as 211% but retreated from those peaks and are starting to form an interesting baseline.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of retreated

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“Divided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divided. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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