UNCONNECTED Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

unconnected

adjective

ˌən-kə-ˈnek-təd

Definition of unconnected

as in disconnected

not clearly or logically connected a delirious inmate whose unconnected ramblings frustrated the staff

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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 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 Residents and businesses with private wells and irrigation ponds unconnected to the municipal water system are exempt. — Joe Marusak may 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconnected

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Adjective

When marketing and sales operate on separate data sets and disconnected systems, the customer journey is broken and experience suffers.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026
Coordinating people, locations and devices while maintaining protocol consistency and data integrity becomes significantly more challenging when workflows rely on disconnected systems or manual handoffs.

— Avik Pal, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of disconnected

Adjective

Jeremiah Johnson, vice president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, said asylum rates appear to be one factor, but the dismissals cannot be attributed to a single reason.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
That represented Newcastle’s highest gate of the Premier League era — and also the most fans who had attended a single game inside St James’ Park in more than half a century.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of single

Adjective

Her coaching staff has worn IM8 swag, though things can get confusing because her coach, Anton Dubrov, is now part of the Eight Sleep team.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The decade-long fight — including the defeat of county efforts to keep the sand open to all, flip-flopping state laws and landowner lawsuits — has left beachgoers to navigate a confusing patchwork of beach access.

— Debbie Elliott, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of confusing

Adjective

The squadron has 196 workers spread across five geographically separate units.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
But Republican legislators are pushing back with their own questions, and the state auditor general’s office is conducting a separate investigation.

— Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of separate

Adjective

Von Arx, one of the researchers, said the behavior appeared inconsistent with what OpenAI would intentionally want its agents to do.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Authorities stopped vehicles owned by Metur associates 14 times in the back half of August, with reviews of drivers' documents that lasted up to an hour, van Duijnhoven said, and punishments that were inconsistent and severe.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of inconsistent

Adjective

The regulations list possibilities including guest houses, caretaker residences, cabanas, gyms, libraries, pool houses, boat houses and detached garages.

— Luisa Yanez Updated September 3, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
The former Feyenoord boss stood accused of being too detached from the local fanbase.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of detached

Adjective

The event was somewhat shambolic, with confused chefs stopping for selfies with Bibendum as the host tried to move things along.

— Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
The adoption of this policy came very late in the summer and after a more tentative earlier policy that mainly confused educators and parents.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of confused

Adjective

After an uneasy offseason in Lincoln and an unusually understated approach by coach Matt Rhule ahead of his fourth season at Nebraska, the Huskers stoked plenty of nerves with disjointed periods of play.

— Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The Panthers finished 3-1, after all, and only threw in one real stinker — a disjointed loss at Buffalo.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026

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