Join and Sever

Opposite meaning words

Join verb - To come together to form a single unit.

Usage example: one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms join to make one water molecule

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Sever is an antonym for join in topics: connect, unite.

Nearby Words: joined, joining

Sever verb - To set or force apart.

Usage example: disapproving parents who were willing to do anything to sever the young lovers

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Join is an antonym for sever in topics: cut, dissociate, cut apart.

Nearby Words: severity, severance, severing

join world

sever world

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