severed
verbHow many syllables in severed?
There are 2 syllables in the word severed.Divide severed into syllables:
sev · ered
How to pronounce severed:
Definition of severed:
- severed (verb):
- to put or keep apart divide
- to remove (something, such as a part) by or as if by cutting
Synonyms for severed:
apart
away
broken up
cut
detached
disconnected
discontinuous
disengaged
disjoined
dissevered
dissociated
distant
disunited
divided
divorced
far
farthest
isolated
noncontinuous
parted
ramified
removed
rent
resolved
ruptured
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Antonyms for severed:
attached
combined
connected
joined
linked
sympathetic
together
unified
united
whole
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