| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | alienation | emotional distance or isolation |
| 2. | allocation | division for assignment |
| 3. | apartness | state of being apart |
| 4. | apportionment | division into shares |
| 5. | atomization | division into tiny parts |
| 6. | barrier | something that keeps apart |
| 7. | bifurcation | division into two branches |
| 8. | border | line separating areas |
| 9. | boundary | line marking separation |
| 10. | branching | dividing into offshoots |
| 11. | breach | a break in relations |
| 12. | break | a pause or rupture |
| 13. | breaking up | separating into smaller parts |
| 14. | breakup | the ending of a relationship |
| 15. | buffer | space separating things |
| 16. | categorization | separation by category |
| 17. | classification | separation into classes |
| 18. | clearance | space kept between things |
| 19. | cleavage | a split or division |
| 20. | compartmentalization | division into separate categories |
| 21. | cordoning off | separating with a barrier |
| 22. | cutting off | ending contact or supply |
| 23. | decoupling | separating linked things |
| 24. | detachment | a state of being apart |
| 25. | differentiation | making things distinct |
| 26. | disaffiliation | ending formal association |
| 27. | disassembly | taking apart components |
| 28. | disassociation | detachment from connection |
| 29. | disbanding | breaking up a group |
| 30. | disconnect | a state of disconnection |
| 31. | disconnection | a lack of connection |
| 32. | disengagement | withdrawal from involvement |
| 33. | disentanglement | freeing from being tangled |
| 34. | disintegration | breaking into pieces |
| 35. | disjunction | a state of being separate |
| 36. | dismemberment | division into distinct parts |
| 37. | dispersal | the act of spreading apart |
| 38. | dispersion | spreading apart widely |
| 39. | dissociation | disconnection from something else |
| 40. | distillation | separation by boiling points |
| 41. | disunion | lack of unity or connection |
| 42. | divarication | spreading apart widely |
| 43. | division | the act of splitting apart |
| 44. | divorce | legal ending of a marriage |
| 45. | drawing apart | moving away from each other |
| 46. | ejection | forced removal from place |
| 47. | estrangement | loss of closeness or affection |
| 48. | exile | forced separation from country |
| 49. | expulsion | forced removal from a group |
| 50. | extraction | removal from a mixture |
| 51. | filtration | separating through a filter |
| 52. | fission | splitting into parts |
| 53. | forking | splitting into branches |
| 54. | fractionation | separation into fractions |
| 55. | fragmentation | breaking into fragments |
| 56. | gap | an opening between things |
| 57. | insulation | protection by separation |
| 58. | interval | space between points |
| 59. | isolation | state of being set apart |
| 60. | keeping apart | the act of maintaining distance |
| 61. | leave-taking | the act of parting |
| 62. | line of division | boundary between parts |
| 63. | living apart | residing separately |
| 64. | moving apart | becoming more distant |
| 65. | noncontact | a state of no interaction |
| 66. | nonunion | lack of joining together |
| 67. | parceling | dividing into portions |
| 68. | parting | the act of going apart |
| 69. | partition | a division into sections |
| 70. | partitioning | dividing into separate sections |
| 71. | polarization | division into opposing groups |
| 72. | pulling apart | forcing things away |
| 73. | quarantine | isolation to prevent spread |
| 74. | removal | taking away from place |
| 75. | remove | distance or separation |
| 76. | resolution | separation into components |
| 77. | rift | a serious split or gap |
| 78. | rupture | a breaking apart |
| 79. | scattering | spreading in different directions |
| 80. | schism | a split within a group |
| 81. | screening | separating by passing through |
| 82. | segregation | forced separation into groups |
| 83. | setting apart | making distinct or separate |
| 84. | severance | the act of cutting off |
| 85. | severing | cutting apart or off |
| 86. | sifting | separating finer from coarser |
| 87. | sorting | separating by type |
| 88. | splintering | breaking into smaller groups |
| 89. | split | a break into parts |
| 90. | splitting | the act of dividing |
| 91. | sundering | a breaking into parts |
| 92. | taking apart | separating into pieces |
| 93. | time apart | period spent separately |
| 94. | uncoupling | releasing from connection |
| 95. | unlinking | removing a connection |
| 96. | unmixing | separating mixed things |
| 97. | unpairing | separating a pair |
| 98. | untangling | separating twisted things |
| 99. | winnowing | separating useful from useless |
| 100. | withdrawal | pulling back or away |