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disconnectedly

adverb

as in intermittently

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconnectedly
  1. intermittently
  2. fitfully
  3. disjointedly
  4. unpredictably
  5. unconsciously
  6. inadvertently
  7. accidentally
  8. unintentionally
Adverb
  • Meanwhile, while work continues, lanes on Southwest Eighth Street at 109th Avenue, and Southwest 109th Avenue from Seventh Terrace to Sixth Street will close intermittently.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Louis Garrel and Jasmine Trinca play a bookseller and actress with an obvious attraction who lives cross intermittently while they are involved with other partners.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of intermittently
Adverb
  • The participants in the meditation group slept more fitfully, with more frequent awakenings, than those who didn’t meditate.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Martin Filler The Met’s new Tristan und Isolde was a vocal triumph for Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres, but Yuval Sharon’s staging only fitfully captured the essence of Wagner’s masterpiece.
    — The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
Definition of fitfully
Adverb
  • The game ran poorly, crashed regularly, looked unremarkable, and drove disjointedly.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of disjointedly
Adverb
  • How these two segments smash together so unpredictably and imaginatively makes this yet another new horror film that thinks outside of the box.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Youthful ambition bequeathed them unpredictably shifting time signatures, a daunting nylon-string intro, some odd musical shifts during the guitar-solo section, and a long list of other complexities.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of unpredictably
Adverb
  • Perhaps the actions of England’s peasantry made such a formative impression on young Greengrass that he was unconsciously drawn to other stories with a similar thematic undercurrent.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Likewise, a professional who identifies strongly with a particular school of thought — in economics, medicine, management, or technology — will tend to unconsciously favor sources that reinforce that framework and discount those that challenge it.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of unconsciously
Adverb
  • Instead, Freddie inadvertently changed the trajectory of my life and career.
    — Anna Heyward, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026
  • And in newer properties, renovations sometimes inadvertently reduce a hotel’s sound rating.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of inadvertently
Adverb
  • The needle accidentally punctured Taylor’s lung, causing chest pain and difficulty breathing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The confession came as Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones reacted to a video of a mom digging through a ball pit after her daughter accidentally dropped her phone inside.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of accidentally
Adverb
  • Jimothy’s popularity has — perhaps unintentionally — raised public awareness of the importance of accepting people with illness or disability.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Ford said Thursday that Trump unintentionally strengthened Canada by forcing it to reduce its dependence on the United States.
    — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of unintentionally
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“Disconnectedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconnectedly. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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