DECOUPLE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

decouple

verb

(ˌ)dē-ˈkə-pəl

Definition of decouple next

as in to separate

to set or force apart to have a fruitful discussion, we need to decouple fact from opinion

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Recent Examples of decouple In addition, software stocks appear to have decoupled from artificial intelligence credit spreads, which could prove bullish. —

Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026 Now, decoupling supply chains are driving manufacturing growth in the West once more, electric vehicles and home heat pumps need to be plugged in, and the makers of AI’s large language models have ever-increasing power needs. —

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Officials gave varying numbers as the incident unfolded, but Roache said early Friday that a total of 13 cars decoupled during the derailment and 10 came off tracks. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026 More and more, state lawmakers are decoupling vaccine rules from the federal recommendations, with about half of states going their own way, Kates said. —

Isabella Cueto, STAT, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for decouple

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The lawsuit alleges that the dispute escalated over a period of time that would have allowed security to reasonably notice the situation and intervene, but the bar failed to de-escalate, separate the people involved in the dispute or remove them from the bar.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Yet despite pressure, embargoes and various CIA plots, the communist government in Havana has resisted the wishes of its very powerful neighbor separated by just 90 miles (145 kilometers) of water.

— Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026