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disconnected

/ˌdɪskəˈnɛktəd/adjective4 syllables

Disconnected means: lacking orderly continuity.

Synonyms for disconnected16

adjective, as in lacking orderly continuity

confused, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected, incoherent

adjective, as in having been divided; having the unity destroyed

disunited, fragmented, split, divided

adjective, as in (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply

staccato, abrupt

adjective, as in marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

abrupt, staccato

adjective, as in not plugged in or connected to a power source

off

also used for disconnected

deconnected

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What does disconnected mean?5

adjective

1

lacking orderly continuity“a confused set of instructions”

2

having been divided; having the unity destroyed“Congress … gave the impression of … a confusing sum of disconnected local forces”

3

(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply“staccato applause”

4

marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions“abrupt prose”

5

not plugged in or connected to a power source“the iron is disconnected”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with disconnected?23

four syllables

unexpectedunaffectedunprotectedresurrectedundetectedredirected

five syllables

interconnected
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Disconnected in a sentence

  • I was just disconnected all of a sudden, damn connection problems.corvard
  • I heard him rambling, the words entirely disconnected.AlanF_US
  • I heard him raving, the words entirely disconnected.AlanF_US
  • Paul's phone was either broken, disconnected or went off.Amastan
  • The wealthier you get, the more disconnected you become from your fellow human.rul
  • Yanni looked kind of disconnected from the reality.Amastan
  • The locomotive was disconnected from the railroad cars.AlanF_US
  • Matthew went camping for a week and disconnected from technology.Amastan

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