DISASSOCIATE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

disassociate

verb

ˌdis-ə-ˈsō-sē-ˌāt

as in to separate

to set or force apart the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt

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Recent Examples of disassociate Your family will change their names to disassociate with your memory. —

Logan Smith, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026 To disassociate Braunau from Hitler’s legacy, the town government in 1989 placed a granite block from the Mauthausen concentration camp quarry before the building, inscribed with a memorial to the victims of fascism. —

Cary Lowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026 Laporta wanted to disassociate himself completely from the project and Barca’s strongest rivals before club members go to the polls. —

Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026 Can the bewitching kindness be disassociated from the defining unkindness at the heart of Southern history, visible in the portraits of Confederates in the lobby of the Lafayette Hotel? —

Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disassociate

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What separates Babylonstoren from the many, many wineries and exceptional hotels in and around the Winelands though is its 12-acre garden, designed by French garden architect Patrice Taravella, that has since been nurtured and nourished by an incredible team of landscapists and horticulturists.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Graphix, June 2 Recommended for ages 9-12 Longtime stepsisters Kenzie and Quinn are closer than close—but with their parents considering divorce, the girls face the awful possibility of being separated.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026