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DERIVE Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word derive. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For DERIVE

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depart
verbv
verb

• move away from a place into another direction

• be at variance with; be out of line with

• depart for someplace

• go away or leave

• remove oneself from an association with or participation in

• wander from a direct or straight course

detach
verbv
verb

• cause to become detached or separated; take off

• separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment

• come to be detached

disconnect
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

verb

• pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable

• make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

disengage
verbv
verb

• release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

• free or remove obstruction from

• become free

disentangle
verbv
verb

• release from entanglement of difficulty

• extricate from entanglement

• free from involvement or entanglement

• separate the tangles of

• smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

diverge
verbv
verb

• move or draw apart

• have no limits as a mathematical series

• extend in a different direction

• be at variance with; be out of line with

originate
verbv
verb

• come into existence; take on form or shape

• bring into being

• begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.

separate
verbv
adjective

• independent; not united or joint

noun

• a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

• a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

adjective satellite

• standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

• separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

• have the connection undone; having become separate

verb

• act as a barrier between; stand between

• force, take, or pull apart

• mark as different

• separate into parts or portions

• divide into components or constituents

• arrange or order by classes or categories

• make a division or separation

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• go one's own way; move apart

• become separated into pieces or fragments

• treat differently on the basis of sex or race

• move or break apart

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

unfasten
verbv
verb

• cause to become undone

• become undone or untied

unravel
verbv
verb

• become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

• disentangle

• become undone

Alternatives for DEPART

Alternatives for DETACH

Alternatives for DISCONNECT

Alternatives for DISENGAGE

Alternatives for DISENTANGLE

Alternatives for DIVERGE

Alternatives for ORIGINATE

Alternatives for SEPARATE

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