DISARTICULATE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

disarticulate

verb

Definition of disarticulate

as in to disconnect

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Recent Examples of disarticulate Dependency theorists have often used the words distorted or disarticulated or deformed to describe dependent economies. — Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2012

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Verb

Tourists come here, disconnect themselves, go off into one little corner and think that’s the country.

— Josh Rivera, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
And, often, the material is so technical that it is disconnected from real-world use, leading to even less engagement and retention.

— Jason Corso, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of disconnect

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Cusk’s final affront to the novel is to disaggregate it into unreconciled elements without making any concession to cohesion.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
When researchers disaggregate the mortality gap between the United States and peer nations, the story that emerges is not one of inadequate primary care access.

— Christopher P. Childers, STAT, 10 July 2026

Definition of disaggregate

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This caused the prehistoric Tethys Ocean, which once separated the supercontinents of Laurasia and Gondwana, to shrink.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Only once that foundation is in place does the more surprising part of Friedman's research become relevant—what separates teams that clear this bar from those that merely limp along.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of separate

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The remaining workforce splits between disengaged and actively working against the organization.

— Miriam Groom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Those are responsible for starting the diesel engines, which can be divorced via a lever that engages and disengages the inboard steering clutches.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of disengage

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The Lions haven't looked this disjoined offensively since Week 1, the last time they were held to fewer than 30 points.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Suhaimi Abdullah/GettyImages Chelsea were 2-0 down inside 12 minutes against Die Roten with the Italian’s experienced side looking uncharacteristically disjoined without the ball for most of the game.

— SI.com, SI.com, 5 Aug. 2017

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