UNHITCHED Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

unhitched

verb

past tense of unhitch

as in disconnected

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The senator said that Democrats campaigned heavily on affordability and economic frustrations but will now pursue priorities that are disconnected from what motivated voters to support them this year.

— Jennifer Radcliffe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026
The feedback loops that used to tell a young person their effort mattered have been quietly disconnected.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026

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Nigo has mostly favored coed shows during the men’s calendar in Paris since 2022, but had recently uncoupled them to give womenswear a bigger spotlight.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025
In exchange for some $200 million per season, NBC and Peacock will assume dominion over the Sunday Night Baseball package from which ESPN uncoupled itself in February.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025

Definition of uncoupled

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The Dixmoor Public Library District, founded in 1989, initially shared services with the Harvey Public Library District but disjoined due to economic reasons.

— Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
The Lions haven't looked this disjoined offensively since Week 1, the last time they were held to fewer than 30 points.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025

Definition of disjoined

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Native children were often separated from their families and communities through boarding schools, where they were discouraged or prevented from speaking their Native languages and practicing their cultures.

— Conor McGill, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
During his imprisonment, al-Sakani was separated from his wife, Iman, and their 3-year-old daughter, Misk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of separated

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With the Chiefs in zone coverage, Felix Anudike-Uzomah’s blocker disengaged, allowing the defensive end a free run at Sam Darnold.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
During a flight from Moscow to Hong Kong in March, 1994, the pilot allowed his teen-age son to sit at the controls of the plane, and the boy unknowingly disengaged the autopilot.

— Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of disengaged

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