1
as in confusing
not clearly or logically connected
a disconnected narrative of her time in a mental hospital
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2
as in single
not physically attached to another unit
a disconnected computer terminal
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as in divided
to set or force apart
disconnected the two parts of the light fixture
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Recent Examples of disconnected
Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
Rural schools, long America’s most technologically disconnected, are under threat of being left behind, too.
—Jerel Ezell, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
Lynn Granger, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
Republican strategists argue the message risks looking disconnected from voters’ daily concerns.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 14 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Starting in 2023, the courts began rejecting elements of the cases brought by storm victims, starting with the natural gas companies, such as Atmos and Energy Transfer, because their conduct was too disconnected from impacting the customers.
—Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
Rural schools, long America’s most technologically disconnected, are under threat of being left behind, too.
—Jerel Ezell, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
Colorado’s energy debate has become increasingly disconnected from the realities of how energy systems operate.
—Lynn Granger, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
Republican strategists argue the message risks looking disconnected from voters’ daily concerns.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconnected
Adjective
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In a world with so many single-use items, knowing the most conscious way to dispose of them can be confusing.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Now young people dress according to the fad du jour, or simply combine lots of different aesthetics into one oftentimes confusing melange.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In other cases, there might be hundreds of these chameleon companies registered at a single address.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the dugout, after hitting an RBI single off Zac Gallen, Kyle made the mistake of catching a video of the TV broadcast.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Crest Canyon Crest Canyon, known as District X1A, is in the construction phase, which is divided into three work zones that run through September.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Today, its suites are divided between the Sands Collection, whose refreshed family collection is particularly well conceived, and the Paiza Collection.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Shoppers were confused and frustrated after finding out the shopping center was closed on a normally busy Friday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Would fans be confused if the persistent graphic displayed a call different than the one offered in real time by the still-very-much-there ump?—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Alan Cumming briefly paused Sunday's BAFTA Film Awards on two separate occasions to address the expletives and racial slur that Tourette's syndrome advocate John Davidson yelled during the telecast, according to reports.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Hottovy pointed out that for years, things like PFPs, bullpens, time in the lab were all separate and not treated as workload.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Mission patients were separated from other patients only by plastic partitions, according to the CMS records.—
Andrew Jones,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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In hopes of becoming a singer, Big Edie separated from her husband.—
Rosemary Counter,
Vanity Fair,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Ignoring Temperature and Environment Every oven behaves differently, which can make baking frustrating at first.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026
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More and more hard-to-trace checks are laundered among political committees, with their murky-sounding names and Tallahassee addresses, frustrating attempts by voters or the media to figure out exactly who’s giving to whom.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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The property’s biggest surprise may be its detached guest house, which is ready for visitors, multigenerational living or for working from home.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Senate Bill 1277 would cut text limiting what counts as an ADU, essentially allowing detached ADUs with the same consideration as apartments inside a home.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Disconnected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconnected. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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