DISAFFILIATED Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

disaffiliated

verb

past tense of disaffiliate

as in divorced

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The outlet alleged that after reuniting backstage at the 2020 Actor Awards (formerly known as the SAG Awards), the exes—who married in 2000 and divorced in 2005—began communicating regularly once again.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2026
Harris said Milligan became a father figure to her after her parents divorced.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of divorced

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There are also satellite populations, like one in the Baltimore, Maryland, area, that are isolated and brought in through shipping containers, freight rails or air travel, Heinsohn said.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Hundreds of cast members, actors and non-actors, lived on the closed set, in costume and in character, isolated from the outside world during filming.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of isolated

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This tadpole-like object is a clump of denser nebulosity that hasn't been completely photo-dissociated by the Trifid's radiation field yet.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Out the bottom, hypoaroused, includes being disengaged, numb, frozen, apathetic or even dissociated.

— Dr. Joel M. Rothaizer, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of dissociated

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For example, peonies, irises, daffodils, and astilbes are best divided in the fall, while perennials like sedum, asters, coneflower, lilies, and black-eyed Susans are best divided in the spring.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
Like the big men on Friday, this list is divided into seven different tiers.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of divided

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Department crews disconnected an eight-inch water main on Wednesday to conduct emergency repairs, resulting in a temporary water outage for the area.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
How bizarre, off-putting and disconnected from the NFL would that be?

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of disconnected

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And right now the -- a lot of the worst politicians right now are sitting up on high in Oval Office rooms, detached from the feelings of working class people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
The study hypothesized that the sickle was added before the body fully decomposed since no joints were detached or displaced, as archaeologists would expect if a grave were to be disturbed after the body became a skeleton.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of detached

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If the lockout does go through all of 2027, do players not accrue any service time or will that be something that is negotiated/resolved when a deal is ultimately reached?

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The bill has cleared both the House and Senate, but differences between the two versions would need to be resolved before final passage.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of resolved

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Nigo has mostly favored coed shows during the men’s calendar in Paris since 2022, but had recently uncoupled them to give womenswear a bigger spotlight.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025
In exchange for some $200 million per season, NBC and Peacock will assume dominion over the Sunday Night Baseball package from which ESPN uncoupled itself in February.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025

Definition of uncoupled

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