DISARTICULATED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

disarticulated

verb

past tense of disarticulate

as in disconnected

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The senator said that Democrats campaigned heavily on affordability and economic frustrations but will now pursue priorities that are disconnected from what motivated voters to support them this year.

— Jennifer Radcliffe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026
The feedback loops that used to tell a young person their effort mattered have been quietly disconnected.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of disconnected

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Researchers said that antiquated formulas used to allocate energy costs along a power grid have historically divided those costs based on previous energy consumption, rather than new growth.

— News Editor, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
The 81-year-old English author won the £50,000 prize for a post-apocalyptic novel that has divided opinion.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of divided

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The multi-station, multi-person experience feels more communal than disjointed by the time your food arrives.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Debra KaminMatt FlegenheimerAmy Julia Harris and Sharon Otterman Their accounts, detailed in hundreds of pages of investigative files obtained by The New York Times, were disjointed and sometimes contradictory.

— Daniel Wood Emily Cochrane Sharon Otterman Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of disjointed

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Native children were often separated from their families and communities through boarding schools, where they were discouraged or prevented from speaking their Native languages and practicing their cultures.

— Conor McGill, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
During his imprisonment, al-Sakani was separated from his wife, Iman, and their 3-year-old daughter, Misk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of separated

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The Dixmoor Public Library District, founded in 1989, initially shared services with the Harvey Public Library District but disjoined due to economic reasons.

— Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of disjoined

Verb

The president’s message in the closing days of the midterm campaign was similarly detached from voters’ concerns about the high cost of living.

— Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, has warned that AI stocks have become detached from financial fundamentals, pushing markets to precarious highs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of detached

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