Divorced

English

Adjective

divorced

1. cut off, or separated
   • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page ix

     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.

2. (of a marriage) legally dissolved

   It is a sad fact that 43% of marriages are now divorced.

3. having had one's marriage legally dissolved

   Mark's parents are divorced.

Synonyms

• split

Antonyms

• connected
• married
• engaged

Verb

divorced

1. Simple past tense and past participle of divorce.

Adverbs for Divorced

irrevocably; unhappily; unfortunately; frequently; regularly; unjustly; unluckily; grievously; rightfully; properly; legally; loosely; distinctly; justifiably; judfcially; profitably; recently; correctly; felicitously; irreconcilably.

Thesaurus

alienated, detached, disarticulated, disconnected, disengaged, disjoined, disjoint, disjointed, disjunct, dislocated, dispersed, disunited, divided, estranged, isolated, legally separated, removed, scattered, segregated, separated, sequestered, shut off, widowed, widowered, widowish, widowlike, widowly

Translations

Adjective

separated

Hungarian: elvált (hu) Spanish: divorciado (es)

legally dissolved

Hungarian: elvált (hu) Spanish: divorciado (es)

having had one's marriage legally dissolved

German: geschieden (de) Spanish: divorciado (es)

See also

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