as in confusing
not clearly or logically connected
a disjointed harangue about a hodgepodge of things that are supposedly wrong with our society
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as in divided
to set or force apart
disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying
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as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the author deliberately disjoints his narrative in favor of a more impressionistic account of the war
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Recent Examples of disjointed
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent analysis by InSight Crime found that the gang's leadership has weakened and become more disjointed in recent years.
—Dan Gooding
jason Lemon
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
That can be done singularly or collectively, but a singular approach would be more costly and disjointed.
—Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
Now retired, Haygood recalls meeting Anya Maddox, 23, who had had a disjointed upbringing in New Orleans and was mostly estranged from her family.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Neither Ada nor Angèle’s scenes serve as counterpoints to the more urgent drama facing Maxine, merely making the movie feel unbalanced and disjointed.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent analysis by InSight Crime found that the gang's leadership has weakened and become more disjointed in recent years.
—Dan Gooding
jason Lemon
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
That can be done singularly or collectively, but a singular approach would be more costly and disjointed.
—Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
Now retired, Haygood recalls meeting Anya Maddox, 23, who had had a disjointed upbringing in New Orleans and was mostly estranged from her family.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disjointed
Adjective
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The agency said the company relied on confusing interfaces and obscure disclosures.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Despite loving the brand, the process felt like an afterthought—confusing policy language, multiple touchpoints and no proactive communication.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While the agents' colleagues were divided over the move at the time, the Bureau, under then-Director Christopher Wray, conducted a review and did not find grounds for discipline, CNN reports.—
Huo Jingnan,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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The park encompasses 134 miles of that stretch and is divided into 13 distinct sections.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hundreds of flights have been disrupted across the region, with cancelations in Taiwan, Hong Kong and southern China.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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The network could have disrupted emergency communications, McCool added.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ball State stated the employee's comments were inconsistent with her role and caused significant disruption.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
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Manning was inconsistent through the air, and the Longhorns were sloppy in some areas, but their defense limited UTEP's offense, giving Texas enough to pull away.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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The challenges range from data issues to a lack of clear success metrics to being disconnected from actual business challenges.—
John Walsh III,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Many young people will likely begin creating ChatGPT accounts that are disconnected from their parents, giving them private, unsupervised access to powerful tools.—
Jenna Glover,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By bridging cutting-edge research with accessible, actionable advice, this book fills a critical gap in the menopause conversation — one that has left millions of women confused, underserved and unheard.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Arthur’s confused by his brother’s anger.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Both quarterbacks faced quality defenses and challenges in their own ways — Herbert with the withering pass rush and Nix with the frustrating Jesse Minter shells that keep everything in front and require a combination of patience and opportunism.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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In total, the Red Sox left 10 men on base in a frustrating final meeting with their American League East rivals, who bested them 7-3 to avoid being swept at Steinbrenner Field.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The ice machine’s front cover was damaged and separated from the machine.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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That was the longest I've ever been separated from him.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Disjointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disjointed. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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