unconnected

adjective

ˌən-kə-ˈnek-təd How to pronounce unconnected (audio)
Definition of unconnectednext
1
as in disconnected
not clearly or logically connected a delirious inmate whose unconnected ramblings frustrated the staff

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2
as in single
not physically attached to another unit the unconnected houses in the private development have common areas and share certain facilities

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Recent Examples of unconnected So Alonge immediately asked his engineers to shrink the AI model down to a smaller, low-power, unconnected version that could run entirely on his Android phone. — David Berreby, IEEE Spectrum, 6 July 2026 Two others are thought to have entered the cave earlier, unconnected to the five, and are still missing. — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 Manna’s bent ceramic pipes are based on agricultural and irrigation systems in Palestine, but are shown unconnected to anything. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026 But the poor performance in just about everything else that's unconnected to the AI story speaks to weakness in the real economy. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconnected
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconnected
  1. disconnected
  2. single
  3. confusing
  4. separate
  5. inconsistent
  6. detached
  7. confused
  8. disjointed
Adjective
  • This includes coordinated sensing across multiple domains and autonomous operations in contested, disconnected, and degraded environments.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Without that alignment, organizations risk creating a patchwork of disconnected AI point solutions that introduce integration complexity, technical debt and inconsistent experiences.
    — Salvatore Lombardo, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of disconnected
Adjective
  • Adding another carrier could give customers more opportunities to schedule missions without relying on a single aircraft.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • From a single vantage, it is easily regarded as a static group of sculptural elements.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of single
Adjective
  • Letting go of genre might sound confusing when the album’s named Popstar, but to Tinashe, a pop star is so much more than a genre label.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In recent years, homeowners, developers and businesses have complained that navigating the Planning Department can be complicating and confusing.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of confusing
Adjective
  • Detective Philip Marlowe has been played by Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum, and Dick Powell in separate films—but there is no way for Mitchum’s Marlowe to stumble into Bogart’s movie.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Turkish director Yeşim Ustaoğlu returns with a beautifully shot, superbly performed exploration of a modern couple embarking on separate journeys of self-discovery.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of separate
Adjective
  • Even the actors’ bodies exhibit the bland greige produced by the high dynamic range of digital cameras and are flattened by the inconsistent lighting that comes from overuse of green screens.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In Finance​ Give agentic AI fragmented data, inconsistent processes or unclear ownership, and those weaknesses become part of how the technology operates.
    — Ari Widlansky, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of inconsistent
Adjective
  • On a map, Newfoundland is a vast, asymmetrical island, cloven by bays and inlets, semi-detached to appendages of land deformed by ancient glaciers scraping over it, leaving glacial striations, grooves and gouges on its granite face.
    — Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • As the suffragettes smile and party all around her, Lizzie looks distant and detached.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of detached
Adjective
  • But one of them, perhaps too slow, or too confused, lingered a second longer, and the claw opened and snapped shut.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But people on the streets of Dorohusk seemed more confused about their options in case of a real attack.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of confused
Adjective
  • Separated into two areas, the first is the mellow bar (for pre and post-spa cocktails, mocktails, and detox juices) and four quirky pink manicure pods that look like disjointed train carriages.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Bodies are by turns ethereal and disjointed, glazed and bloodied.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of disjointed

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“Unconnected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconnected. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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