Synonyms of disconnect

disconnect

verb

ˌdis-kə-ˈnekt 

as in to divide

to set or force apart

disconnected the two parts of the light fixture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• divide
• separate
• split
• resolve
• sever
• isolate
• disassociate
• detach
• pull
• part
• dissociate
• divorce
• disjoin
• decouple
• ramify
• break up
• disunite
• uncouple
• unlink
• dissect
• dissever
• disjoint
• sunder
• dissolve
• decompose
• unyoke
• fragment
• segment
• subdivide
• disassemble
• disintegrate
• break down
• tear
• cleave
• partition
• quarter
• rip
• bifurcate
• segregate
• disengage
• break
• rift
• dichotomize
• rupture
• cut off
• fragmentate
• unravel
• bisect
• fracture
• fragmentize
• halve
• insulate
• fractionate
• fractionalize
• rend
• seclude
• rive
• disentangle
• trisect
• sequester
• untie

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• join
• link
• unite
• unify
• combine
• connect
• mix
• blend
• associate
• assemble
• couple
• mingle
• attach
• close
• bind
• stick
• accumulate
• fuse
• knit
• fasten
• weld
• cement
• agglutinate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disconnect

Today, opportunities are everywhere, but they are disconnected. — Maria Trochimezuk, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

But these programs are disconnected and spread out across the state, creating a situation where students in one part of Connecticut may have access to opportunities that are walled off from students living elsewhere. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

The team also demonstrated that the sheet could reconstruct its overall shape even after some fibers were cut or disconnected. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

In the reference test, a desktop computer continued operating without interruption when grid power was suddenly disconnected, and the test was repeated successfully. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026