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asunder Definition

asun·der (ə sun′dər)

adverb

  1. into parts or pieces
  2. apart or separate in direction or position

Etymology: ME < OE on sundran < on, on + sundor: see sunder

asunder Synonyms

asunder

modif.

  1. In pieces

    apart, in two, in half, in pieces, into pieces, to shreds, in bits and pieces, into bits and pieces, dismantled, sundered, dissected, in two parts, divided, into separate parts, separated, disjoined, rent, carved, dismembered, torn apart, broken apart, split; see also broken 1.

    Antonyms whole*, together*, sound. *

  2. Apart

    divided, disconnected, distant, divergent; see separated.

asunder Quotes

Those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder.

—Book of Common Prayer

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

—Bible (NewTestament)