sever (Meaning)
sever (v)
set or keep apart
cut off from a whole
sever (v. t.)
To separate, as one from another; to cut off from something; to divide; to part in any way, especially by violence, as by cutting, rending, etc.; as, to sever the head from the body.
To cut or break open or apart; to divide into parts; to cut through; to disjoin; as, to sever the arm or leg.
To keep distinct or apart; to except; to exempt.
To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate; as, to sever an estate in joint tenancy.
sever (v. i.)
To suffer disjunction; to be parted, or rent asunder; to be separated; to part; to separate.
To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
Synonyms & Antonyms of sever
Synonyms:
- rupture
- break
- disentangle
- disengage
- seclude
- tear
- fractionate
- rive
- fragment
- quarter
- rift
- rend
- sequester
- fractionalize
- partition
- unravel
- insulate
- segregate
- bisect
- cut off
- break down
- fragmentate
- fracture
- bifurcate
- dichotomize
- untie
- segment
- halve
- disintegrate
- disassemble
- rip
- trisect
- fragmentize
Antonyms:
sever Sentence Examples
- The surgeon had to sever the damaged tissue to prevent further infection.
- The severed finger dangled precariously from his hand.
- The storm's fury severed the power lines, plunging the city into darkness.
- The blade severed the rope, sending the climbers plummeting to the ground.
- The earthquake severed communications, leaving families stranded and worried.
- The floodwaters severed the bridge, isolating the town.
- The doctor severed the patient's appendix during the surgery.
- The knife severed the meat into neat, even slices.
- The surgeon would need to sever the tendon to correct the injury.
- The brutal attack severed the victim's face in two.
FAQs About the word sever
set or keep apart, cut off from a wholeTo separate, as one from another; to cut off from something; to divide; to part in any way, especially by violence, as by
separate, split, resolve, disconnect, divide, unlink, sunder, isolate, decouple, dissever
unite, combine, mix, associate, associate, join, unify, link, combine, connect
The surgeon had to sever the damaged tissue to prevent further infection.
The severed finger dangled precariously from his hand.
The storm's fury severed the power lines, plunging the city into darkness.
The blade severed the rope, sending the climbers plummeting to the ground.
