DISUNITED Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in divided

disagreeing with each other the disunited members of the committee couldn't accomplish anything

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disunited

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verb

past tense of disunite

as in separated

to set or force apart attempted to disunite the members of the club by vicious gossip

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Recent Examples of disunited

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Not since the Civil War have these proverbially United States been so disunited. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Opponents of the Islamic Republic remain hopelessly disorganized and disunited. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026

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Democratic wins for governor in November could bring divided power to Alaska, Ohio, Georgia, Florida and Texas.

— Kevin Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
The stoneware dishes, with their childlike design, candy-colored glazes, and divided compartments, might jog formative memories of Montessori sorting trays or vintage TV dinners.

— Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of divided

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The trajectories separated into four distinct clusters corresponding to rest, meditation, music, and the movie.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
In what is shaping up to be the season’s most competitive acting race, three names appear to have separated themselves.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of separated

Verb

The team also demonstrated that the sheet could reconstruct its overall shape even after some fibers were cut or disconnected.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
In the reference test, a desktop computer continued operating without interruption when grid power was suddenly disconnected, and the test was repeated successfully.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of disconnected

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The airport’s revenue share would drop from 60% to 55%, with the five airlines splitting the remaining 45% of revenue.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026
Denmark's defense intelligence service specifically warned Russia could use such tactics to split the NATO alliance.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

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