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

If your pet already has a microchip, make sure the information is up to date; sometimes, even pets with microchips can’t be identified because the phone number associated with them has been disconnected. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Its argument is that humanities departments have become overly specialized, politicized, and disconnected from the goal of imparting a common body of historical knowledge. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Without considering objects, understanding history is incomplete, leaving people today disconnected from those who lived it. — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

The experience—in keeping with the ROKI Collection philosophy of intentional luxury and tranquility--is all about disconnecting from the outside world and reconnecting with nature, but in pampered fashion. — Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026