Divorced
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈvɔː(ɹ)st/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Divorced is an adjective meaning Cut off, or separated.
Meaning
Cut off, or separated.
More Meanings
- (of a marriage) Legally dissolved.
- (of persons formerly married) Having had one's marriage legally dissolved.
- simple past and past participle of divorce
Example Sentences
divorced from reality
Mark's parents are divorced.
It is a sad fact that 43% of marriages are now divorced.
Romain Ioualalen, policy lead at Oil Change International, a pressure group, said: “The latest draft is an incoherent and dangerous list of weak measures completely divorced from what is needed to limit warming to 1.5C.”
Synonyms for divorced
Depending on context, synonyms include split, single, unmarried.
Antonyms for divorced
Common opposites include connected, married, engaged.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include single, unmarried, apart, separated, split, detached.
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