disconnected

adjective

dis·​con·​nect·​ed ˌdis-kə-ˈnek-təd 

: not connected : separate

also : incoherent

a disconnected narrative

disconnectedly adverb

disconnectedness noun

Synonyms of disconnected

• 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

Despite earning roughly $250,000 a year as a software engineer, Michelle Yeung felt increasingly disconnected from the work. — Mike Winters, CNBC, 19 June 2026

But deploying a thousand agents that can’t be coordinated, governed, or audited is the same thinking that gave enterprises a thousand disconnected point solutions a decade ago, and produced the same result. — Ganesh Padmanabhan, Fortune, 19 June 2026

Many workflows across the AEC industry still rely on manual coordination, disconnected systems and constant handoffs between planning, design, engineering and construction teams, often across multiple contractors. — David Turk, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

And Milly’s being this sort of seething, disconnected, sardonic character who is more of an observer. — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 18 June 2026

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