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uncouple

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Synonyms & Antonyms of uncouple

to set or force apart

uncoupled the two railroad cars

Synonyms for uncouple

break up,
decouple,
disassociate,
disconnect,
disjoin,
disjoint,
dissever,
dissociate,
disunite,
divide,
divorce,
part,
ramify,
resolve,
separate,
sever,
split,
sunder,
unlink,
unyoke

Words Related to uncouple

break down,
decompose,
disassemble,
disintegrate,
dissolve

bifurcate,
bisect,
cleave,
dichotomize,
dissect,
fractionalize,
fractionate,
halve,
partition,
quarter,
segment,
subdivide,
trisect

fragment,
fragmentate,
fragmentize

break,
fracture,
pull,
rend,
rift,
rip,
rive,
rupture,
tear

cut off,
insulate,
isolate,
seclude,
segregate,
sequester

detach,
disengage,
disentangle,
unravel,
untie

Near Antonyms for uncouple

assemble,
associate,
blend,
combine,
mingle,
mix

connect,
couple

accumulate,
agglutinate,
attach,
bind,
cement,
close,
fasten,
fuse,
knit,
stick,
weld

Antonyms for uncouple

join,
link,
unify,
unite

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“Uncouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncouple. Accessed 28 Oct. 2020.

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