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disjoints

verb

present tense third-person singular of disjoint
1
as in divides
to set or force apart disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying

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2
as in disrupts
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 Synonyms for disjoints
  1. divides
  2. disrupts
  3. separates
  4. confuses
  5. splits
  6. shuffles
  7. disconnects
  8. disturbs
Verb
  • Perim Island divides the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital trade route situated between Yemen and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, that links Asia and Europe via the Red Sea and Suez Canal.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Perim Island is a small and rocky area of land that divides the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and to global markets.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of divides
Verb
  • But anything that disrupts the unfussy, uncomplicated energy of this adult drama would likely torpedo the whole enterprise.
    — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Stiltgrass spreads quickly, outcompetes native plants, and disrupts ecosystems by reducing biodiversity.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of disrupts
Verb
  • Anybody can do it once—consistency is what separates good from great players.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Save to wishlist Grey Area Róhe has a strong offering of tailoring and suiting and I was instantly drawn to these grey separates.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of separates
Verb
  • Retreat to the previous paragraph if the question confuses you.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Any adversary who confuses media noise with American weakness will discover the truth the hard way.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of confuses
Verb
  • Earle regularly splits her time between the New Jersey manse and her younger sister Ashtin’s Upper East Side apartment.
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Today, the 77-year-old Minnesota native splits her time between two apartments in Greenwich Village, one upstairs from the other—which serve as her primary residence—and a rustic cabin near Duluth, about 20 miles from her hometown of Cloquet.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of splits
Verb
  • The line shuffles forward quickly, and my heart knots in my chest as Heartfillers are dosed to each person up ahead.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In the clip, Dawkins shuffles out onto the field with no shirt, a pair of Crocs and a clear plastic bag ready to get the ol' inside-out treatment.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of shuffles
Verb
  • Strategy often disconnects from execution; and processes and systems evolve independently of purpose.
    — Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Apple says the Control Center button disconnects Bluetooth accessories without fully turning Bluetooth off.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of disconnects
Verb
  • That disturbs Masters, an auto mechanic who moved out of the mobile home park before the 2021 floods.
    — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Traffic between somebody else's router and somebody else's laptop, say in a random coffee shop or an airport, can provide the radio field that your body disturbs to create your specific signature.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbs
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“Disjoints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disjoints. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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