/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of continental divide Find synonyms for: Noun1. continental divide, watershed, water parting, divideusage: the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language