UNCOUPLES Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

uncouples

verb

present tense third-person singular of uncouple

as in separates

to set or force apart uncoupled the two railroad cars

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The Day-One Problem When a business unit separates from its parent, the strategy, customer relationships and distribution channels go with it.

— Sami Nomair, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Figuring out how to plan weekly meals without a full kitchen is what separates a semester fueled by vending machine potato chips from one where your brain actually works in class.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of separates

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Education level divides Americans as well — just 47 percent of Americans without four-year degrees reported believing that science benefits most people, compared to 71 percent of college grads.

— Nicholas Florko, STAT, 10 Oct. 2026
Each cell type is characterized by particular gene-expression settings, which are inherited when a cell divides.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of divides

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After a competition win, Fujino remarks that her dream was to see her manga animated, a comment that temporarily splits the two central characters.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Wavecamper Wavecamper completes the driver's side construction with a removable table that splits the slide-adjustable rear seats and swivel front seats and a roof-high rear wardrobe for storage.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of splits

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As the gang members shoot at him, Juggut severs the rope and falls; the train passes unharmed, over his body, into Pakistan.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Then make a 45-degree cut from the bed towards the first cut to form a trench that severs the root system of the nearby grass.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

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