Apart
Piecemeal
Piecemeal adverb - Into parts or pieces.
Usage example: one well-aimed blow ripped the piñata piecemeal
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Artistic License History: In-Universe - Vincent Valentine seems to be taking great pleasure tearing apart Jane the Ripper's piecemeal and historically-inaccurate costume.
- If the menace is a pack of creatures whose teamwork was what let them prevail over the victims, they may suddenly decide to engage the main characters one by one and get taken apart piecemeal.
Source: Lowered Monster Difficulty
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Piecemeal or Apart. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apart/piecemeal.
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