unhitched

verb

past tense of unhitch
as in disconnected

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhitched
  1. disconnected
  2. uncoupled
  3. disjoined
  4. disunited
  5. separated
  6. disengaged
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  • This mix of the absurd and sincere reflects a kind of artistic engagement with existential questions that is increasingly resonating with people, many of whom are disconnected from organized religion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Trust becomes difficult when AI systems are disconnected from the operational realities they're expected to influence.
    — Dave Link, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of disconnected
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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 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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  • 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
Definition of disunited
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  • Some of the first reports indicated that Adebayo threw a punch at Herro’s head before the two were separated, but some league sources have indicated that initial portrayals of the fight were overblown.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The couple married in Hanoi and lived together for nine years before she and Shimizu were separated.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of separated
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  • Joseph said Levovitz is trying to sell the property and has disengaged with the tenants’ union after previously agreeing to make repairs last month.
    — Dylan Lysen July 11, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
  • Far from being disengaged from the city’s fiscal challenges, residents demonstrated a clear understanding of the seriousness of this issue to the future of Chicago.
    — Karen Freeman-Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of disengaged
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