UNYOKED Synonyms: 136 Similar and Opposite Words

unyoked 1 of 2

adjective

as in uncoupled

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unyoked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of unyoke

as in separated

to set or force apart unyoke these two boats and tie them to the dock separately

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Adjective

An absurdist black comedy that satirizes our culture's discomfort around uncoupled people, The Lobster asks what would happen if singles were given 45 days to find a mate, or be transformed into the animal of their choice.

— Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
To prevent releasing any asbestos, whole sections of the old pipe are uncoupled from their connections without cutting.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025

Definition of uncoupled

Verb

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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In the show’s second season, Lumon struggles to contain the fallout from these discoveries and fires the head of the severed floor, Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), replacing her with her former deputy, Seth Milchick (Tillman).

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
There’s a severed head on set, a childhood friend swinging fists in an elevator, and a director who wanted every drop of blood shot for real.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of severed

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And so the record is divided between tracks that capture the rush of losing yourself in a sea of bodies and the pain of being caught out at last call with no one to return home to.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
Yet Perrette and Decker’s meaty roles still leave gaps – slightly lower down the international chain, questions remain over how territories are divided up and who looks after what.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of divided

Adjective

This view helpfully shows key numbers (such as resolved requests, involvement rate, resolution rate) at the top, along with a funnel that visualizes visualizing how requests are resolved (with AI or humans).

— Dianna Gunn, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
There's a difference between a closed ticket and a resolved issue.

— Amit Mathradas, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of resolved

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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

Verb

The airport’s revenue share would drop from 60% to 55%, with the five airlines splitting the remaining 45% of revenue.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026
Denmark's defense intelligence service specifically warned Russia could use such tactics to split the NATO alliance.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

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