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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Or have there been unintended consequences from disconnecting from linear cable?

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
When a visionary's plans are disconnected from reality, the problems often do not get caught early.

— Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of disconnect

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Taking a break from slinging hamburgers during the weekend lunch rush, Darlene Dumond acknowledged that Allagash remains divided on Jackson.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
No distributions were ever made by the Children's Trust to any of its beneficiaries, and the beneficial shares of that trust were not divided into separate shares for each of the beneficiaries as was also required by the 2020 amendment.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of divide

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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
The colleges used regional labor market information, disaggregated institutional data, and student voice to identify which programs were most connected to strong local outcomes and where opportunity gaps existed.

— Michael Collins, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Definition of disaggregate

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Leaders are disengaged too, say experts Gallup’s report also looks at how the experiences of leaders, managers, project managers and individual contributors differs at work.

— Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Kiffin cited other concerns, ranging from backups disengaging if more close games provide fewer on-field opportunities to the long-term wear and tear on players’ bodies.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 July 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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