DISENGAGED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of disengaged

as in untied

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verb

past tense of disengage

as in freed

to set free from entanglement or difficulty sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation

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Recent Examples of disengaged

Adjective

Outside of his frequent and public feuds with athletes, Smith can come across as disengaged on ESPN's airwaves. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026 And interminably long campaign cycles — where media coverage fixates on the horse race and almost never engages with policy — leave voters both disengaged and underinformed. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026

Verb

After a short standoff, both forces reportedly disengaged. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026 The father disengaged from the physical altercation with his son and retreated behind the uniformed police officers. — CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disengaged

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Adjective

While Salomon sneakers are, in part, known for their shoelaces that never come untied, this pair doesn’t have any at all.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Grandaddy, unbeaten and untied and still heavyweight champion of the college football world.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026

Definition of untied

Verb

As in the case of the Oxy offer, following the completion of the transaction Aeffe would be freed from its debt but substantially deprived of assets.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
Now imagine that space freed up for a designer to rethink the motherboard or allocate more room to other components, such as a bigger battery.

— John Burek, PC Magazine, 5 July 2026

Definition of freed

Verb

Her parents arrived in America with her older sister in 1947 after getting liberated from Auschwitz concentration camp and losing most of their family in the Holocaust.

— Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
When the United States invaded the Philippines during the Spanish-American War, Twain naively imagined that the country would be liberated and turned into a republic.

— Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of liberated

Adjective

The car's entire battery pack, which weighs about 1,100 pounds, or about as much as a grand piano, is unbolted and whisked away, underground.

— John Ruwitch, NPR, 18 Apr. 2026
In May, a fisherman fell into the water and drowned after the seat on his bass boat became unbolted.

— Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024

Definition of unbolted

Verb

But Sears went five scoreless innings, which saved Márquez for Tuesday.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Lettuce and other leafy foods with multiple layers pose a higher risk of contamination, but with a vigorous wash and peeling the outer layers, even the greens can be saved.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of saved

Adjective

While there does still seem to be a clear advantage — in five of the past seven finals, the team playing their semi-final first has won — there have at least been two examples of the eventual champions coming from the second semi-final.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Fort Worth city officials say the goal is to create rules that protect neighborhoods while setting clear standards for future data center development.

— Ken Molestina, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of clear

Verb

On Sunday, June 14, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) disentangled a relatively small humpback whale after recreational boaters spotted the animal anchored in fishing gear in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary late that morning, CCS said in a press release.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Veterinarians then assessed whether Meatloaf could be safely disentangled in the water or needed to be brought in for further care, Jaros said.

— Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

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