DISCONNECTING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

disconnecting

verb

present participle of disconnect

as in dividing

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

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Recent Examples of disconnecting Save your receipt and take screenshots of anything unusual before disconnecting the device. — Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 And so, for instance, there’s surveys showing that Gen Z are the generation most likely to report disconnecting from their digital devices. — Jinae West, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 Or have there been unintended consequences from disconnecting from linear cable? — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 Try disconnecting your router on a weekend afternoon and play board games with your family. — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 29 July 2026 Finally, truly respecting time off, with no guilt for employees disconnecting, demonstrates a supportive culture. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Previously, utilities were barred from disconnecting customers over nonpayment when temperatures above 100 degrees were forecasted. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 28 July 2026 Tesla data showed Burke’s iPhone disconnecting from the vehicle on July 29, 2025, shortly before a neighbor’s camera recorded him walking back toward his home. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026 Because vacation is about decompressing and disconnecting from daily life—not about worrying what’s going on at home. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconnecting

Verb

Experts, however, say the vaccine is safe and effective, and research indicates dividing it into multiple shots has no health benefit.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Of course, there are different genres, and dividing into different genres is OK.

— Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of dividing

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Set within its own natural lagoon on the southernmost tip of the Raa Atoll, the ocean stretches out as far as the eye can see, with hardly a blip separating sea, horizon, and sky.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
A couple years before that, the state began disaggregating data on Asian and Pacific Islanders, by separating Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander groups.

— Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of separating

Verb

Golden stabbed Sidney once in the thigh, severing his femoral artery.

— Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
With the fighting have come border closures, severing a critical trade route and preventing Afghan producers from reaching what is the primary export market for many goods.

— ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026