disconnected

adjective

dis·​con·​nect·​ed ˌdis-kə-ˈnek-təd 

: not connected : separate

also : incoherent

a disconnected narrative

disconnectedly adverb

disconnectedness noun

Synonyms

• confusing
• confused
• frustrating
• unconnected
• inconsistent
• disjointed
• bizarre
• incoherent

Examples of disconnected in a Sentence

The phone lines are all disconnected.

Her biography reads like a series of disconnected stories.

Recent Examples on the Web

Together, leaders and employees can better justify the investments CEOs are already making—this time with the aim of reducing disconnected technology and achieving clearer, more measurable outcomes. —Daniel Ramsey, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Though it's been continuously upgraded since it was first built in 1979, the Lindner Family Tennis Center was starting to show its age, according to Dell, and past projects on the site left it feeling disconnected and lacking a cohesive identity. —Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025

Feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or just out of whack? —Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025

While Anand recovers from heartbreak over his lover in Mumbai, Balya engages in brief, emotionally disconnected affairs with other closeted men in the area. —Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for disconnected

• disaffected
• disinfected
• interjected
• intersected
• misdirected
• preselected
• recollected
• reconnected
• redirected
• reelected
• resurrected
• unaffected

Kids Definition

disconnected

adjective

dis·​con·​nect·​ed

1

: not connected : separate

2

: impossible to understand : incoherent sense 2

a disconnected speech

disconnectedly adverb

disconnectedness noun