UNHITCHED Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

unhitched

verb

past tense of unhitch

as in disconnected

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The team also demonstrated that the sheet could reconstruct its overall shape even after some fibers were cut or disconnected.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
In the reference test, a desktop computer continued operating without interruption when grid power was suddenly disconnected, and the test was repeated successfully.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 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 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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The trajectories separated into four distinct clusters corresponding to rest, meditation, music, and the movie.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026
In what is shaping up to be the season’s most competitive acting race, three names appear to have separated themselves.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of separated

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With the throne disengaged from governance, petitions and reports from officials piled up unread, crucial state posts went unfilled, and the imperial bureaucracy splintered amid poisonous factional infighting.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
As a result, Said grew up rather politically disengaged and with no real connection to his identity.

— Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of disengaged

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