Synonyms of decoupling

decoupling

verb

present participle of decouple

as in separating

to set or force apart

to have a fruitful discussion, we need to decouple fact from opinion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• separating
• dividing
• splitting
• disconnecting
• uncoupling
• resolving
• severing
• divorcing
• isolating
• disassociating
• pulling
• dissociating
• sundering
• ramifying
• detaching
• parting
• decomposing
• disjoining
• dissecting
• breaking up
• unlinking
• disuniting
• unyoking
• subdividing
• disjointing
• dissevering
• partitioning
• disintegrating
• dissolving
• fragmenting
• disassembling
• cleaving
• bifurcating
• fractionating
• insulating
• halving
• ripping
• tearing
• fracturing
• unraveling
• segregating
• dichotomizing
• segmenting
• breaking down
• bisecting
• quartering
• fragmentating
• fragmentizing
• rending
• trisecting
• fractionalizing
• rupturing
• breaking
• disentangling
• sequestering
• cutting off
• disengaging
• riving
• untying
• secluding
• rifting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• linking
• mixing
• joining
• combining
• coupling
• uniting
• connecting
• blending
• assembling
• unifying
• mingling
• associating
• binding
• closing
• attaching
• accumulating
• welding
• sticking
• cementing
• fastening
• knitting
• fusing
• agglutinating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decoupling

With other phones, even something simple like replacing an aging battery often requires melting adhesive, prying apart fragile glass panels, and decoupling cables. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

By decoupling the supply chain at these nodes, a company prevents the bullwhip effect. — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Canada is diversifying its partnerships but not decoupling. — Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 4 June 2026

Congress should enable American consumers by expanding HSA eligibility to all Americans, decoupling HSAs from high-deductible insurance plans, and expanding HSA-eligible expenses to prioritize wellness and longevity through prevention, fitness, health program memberships and screenings. — Deborah Autor, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026

The structural forces at play—China’s supply chain dominance strategy, America’s decoupling push, the rare earths standoff—aren’t the kind of thing that gets resolved in bilateral meetings. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 May 2026

Over the weekend, statements from both sides have started to demystify the outcomes of a meeting that was largely about resetting the tone between the world’s top economies after a fractious year that drove both to the edge of decoupling. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 18 May 2026

American manufacturers remain deeply dependent on Chinese supply chains despite years of rhetoric about decoupling the two economies. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026

The United States had more luck decoupling from China, with American imports of Chinese goods plummeting by nearly 32 percent to $202 billion in 2025. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Feb. 2026