Definitions and Examples of unified, undivided
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
Joined together as a single entity; made into a whole.
Example
The team worked together in a unified effort to win the championship.
Not separated or divided into parts; complete or whole.
Example
She gave her undivided attention to the speaker and listened intently.
Key Differences: unified vs undivided
- 1Unified implies a sense of harmony, cooperation, or integration, while dichotomal implies a sense of contrast, opposition, or duality.
- 2Undivided implies a sense of completeness, wholeness, or undiminished attention, while dichotomal implies a sense of division, separation, or distinction.
Effective Usage of unified, undivided
- 1Academic Writing: Use dichotomal to describe a division into two contrasting parts, and unified or undivided to describe a sense of oneness or wholeness.
- 2Business Communication: Use unified to describe a sense of teamwork, collaboration, or integration, and undivided to describe a sense of undivided attention or focus.
- 3Everyday Conversation: Use these antonyms to describe contrasting ideas, opinions, or perspectives, or to express a sense of completeness or unity.
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Remember this!
The antonyms have distinct nuances: Unified and undivided convey a sense of oneness, wholeness, or completeness, while dichotomal implies a division into two contrasting parts. Use these words in academic writing, business communication, or everyday conversation to convey contrasting ideas, express a sense of completeness or unity, or describe a division into two contrasting parts.
