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

Still, having multiple large technology stocks surge by double-digits in quick succession could be a sign that valuations have become disconnected from underlying fundamentals, and that investors are buying primarily based on the fear of missing out on further gains. —Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025

Feeling disconnected from a loved one? —Usa Today, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025

Instead of relying on a disconnected, transactional model, Subotic built a collaborative team of financial advisors who work together to deliver cohesive, strategic advice. —Wyles Daniel, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025

Equal temperatures and properties for the Universe even in causally disconnected regions; a Universe with a singular beginning made no such prediction. —Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 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