separating

sep-a-rat-ing

verb

The action of moving or keeping two or more things apart.

"She is separating the colours for washing."

adjective

Causing or involving the division or moving apart of things.

"A separating wall divided the space."

Thesaurus

Synonyms: separate, offprint, reprint, differentiate, tell apart, tell, distinguish, severalise, secernate, secern, severalize, discriminate

Antonyms: joint, unify, unite