DISCONNECT Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

disconnect

verb

ˌdis-kə-ˈnekt

Definition of disconnect

as in to divide

to set or force apart disconnected the two parts of the light fixture

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Recent Examples of disconnect Customers do not need to disconnect their systems based on the information available now. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Beyond the audience reaction in Sundance, Wilde questioned the fact that comedy as a genre had come disconnected from cinema audiences. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026 None of these themes can truly be disconnected from the others or studied separately. — Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026 That can be useful for eating disorders because people often disconnect from feelings such as hunger, thirst, fatigue and cold. — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disconnect

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More than ever, colleges and universities are divided over how to respond in what are likely to be no-win contests.

— David Wippman, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026
Union households support the measure, while non-union families are evenly divided about it.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of divide

Verb

While Sebastiaan Bornauw was staying wide on the right of the back three, Trafford came out to split Tarik Muharemovic and Jaka Bijol, offering them a passing option.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
The admission, an aside in a wide-ranging interview, raised eyebrows in the recovery community given the star’s very public embrace of sobriety after joining a 12-step program following his 2016 split from wife Angelina Jolie.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of split

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All eyes now turn towards negotiations between Iran and Oman expected to resolve how ships cross Hormuz.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
And while Ukraine has begun to resolve navigational issues with its missiles, such as the Flamingo, those weapons are still not as accurate — or as stealthy — as their Western analogues.

— Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of resolve

Verb

Shane Strum, the health system’s interim CEO, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that Stella’s employment was severed after more than eight years with Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital as part of a reorganization.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
During one of the more graphic sequences, It4mi swings a blade at the woman, severing her arm and sending blood across the frame.

— Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

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