asunder

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /əˈsʌndɚ/ UK /əˈsʌndə/ See IPA manual

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1

adv
apart or into separate pieces

The old oak was riven asunder by a single bolt of lightning.

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Synonyms

1 adv · apart or into separate pieces apart separate divided split torn

Opposites

together united whole joined

Word family

Related forms sunder sundry

Etymology

From Middle English asunder, from Old English on sundran ('apart, separately'), from on ('in') + sundran ('apart'), related to sunder.

on sundran Old English *sundraz Proto-Germanic

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# asunder

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** əˈsʌndɚ
**IPA (UK):** əˈsʌndə

## Meanings
1. apart or into separate pieces

## Examples
- The old oak was riven asunder by a single bolt of lightning.

## Synonyms
- apart
- separate
- divided
- split
- torn

## Antonyms
- together
- united
- whole
- joined

## Related Forms
- sunder
- sundry

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: on sundran
- Root: *sundraz

## Etymology
From Middle English asunder, from Old English on sundran ('apart, separately'), from on ('in') + sundran ('apart'), related to sunder.

## AI Etymology
Asunder is an adverb meaning "apart or into separate pieces". Historically, it is from Middle English asunder, from Old English on sundran ('apart, separately'), from on ('in') + sundran ('apart'), related to sunder. The visible construction is part of the etymology: asunder is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Old English on sundran with Proto-Germanic *sundraz. Close English family members include sunder, and sundry.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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