Synonyms of branching

Noun


1. branching, ramification, fork, forking, division

usage: the act of branching out or dividing into branches

Verb


1. ramify, branch, grow

usage: grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"

2. branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate, diverge

usage: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"

Adjective


1. branched, branching, ramose, ramous, ramate, branchy (vs. branchless)

usage: having branches

2. branching, divergent (vs. convergent), diverging

usage: resembling the branches of a tree

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