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unconnected

unconnected

4 5.1
Not in a clear order or logically linked
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.kəˈnɛk.tɪd/
translation icon : desconectado
  • The verbal exchanges around her were not perhaps totally unconnected to her current torment.
  • unconnected ideas
  • entirely unconnected

I thought it was too internal, too restrained, too solitary, too unconnected with the others.

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Examples

  • Moreover, their efforts tended to be unconnected to any other institutional plan to improve institutional performance.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Latin America's recent changes, in short, are not accidental or unconnected, nor are they merely cyclical.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Who would ask such an unconnected question?

  • OK, so how do I make this unconnected using the least amount of effort?

  • That call and this meeting could hardly be unconnected.

  • The terms of this were to regard religion and science as completely unconnected with each other.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Down here we find little clusters like this which appear to be wholly unconnected to the rest of the story.

  • The meaning of the dream was clear: his subconscious had put together three very important, seemingly unconnected pieces of information.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I thought it was too internal, too restrained, too solitary, too unconnected with the others.

  • Many of her ideas seemed unconnected and lacked a clear theme.

Synonyms

separate
vsunconnected
829 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

focuses more on missing order and logical connection
unrelated
vsunconnected
94 3.5

Not connected to the topic or cause

is broader, adding the idea of missing orderly sequence
confused
vsunconnected
18 1.0

Messy and not in order, with things mixed up

highlights missing continuity and logical ties rather than simple messiness
garbled
vsunconnected
15 7.6

Speech or writing that is unclear and hard to understand

is about lacking orderly sequence and clear relations in content
disjointed
vsunconnected
10 6.0

Not clear or organized, with ideas that jump around

is about absence of continuity and being unrelated overall
disordered
vsunconnected
7 4.5

Not arranged in a clear or tidy way

focuses more on missing logical sequence and relational links
unattached
vsunconnected
2 4.2

Not fixed to anything so it can move freely

is about missing logical sequence or relation rather than physical looseness
discontinuous
vsunconnected
1 6.5

Having breaks or gaps, for example a line that stops and starts

is concerned with lack of order and relational unity overall
scattered
vsunconnected
1 3.6

Not in order and difficult to understand or use

points to lack of logical sequence and missing relations
unassociated
vsunconnected
1 4.9

Not connected or related to something else, like two separate events

adds that there is also no clear sequence or order
uncoupled
vsunconnected
1 4.9

Not joined to something it was attached to before

describes lack of continuity and relation rather than just past joining
noncontiguous
vsunconnected
1 7.9

Placed apart so they are not next to each other

adds that the gaps also break logical sequence and relation
unordered
vsunconnected
1 4.1

Not in any clear order

adds that this lack also means no logical relation between parts
disconnected
vsunconnected
5.1

Having parts or ideas that do not fit together clearly

focuses on missing sequence and relation across ideas
threadless
vsunconnected
6.8

Not having a clear connection between parts

emphasizes lack of sequence and broader lack of relation
noncoherent
vsunconnected
  • Specialized
7.7

Not logically connected or with waves that do not match each other

stresses missing order and relation rather than technical inconsistency
non-related
vsunconnected
3.5

Not connected to the main topic or activity

highlights missing order and logical sequence beyond simple lack of link
disjunct
vsunconnected
8.7

Not connected or joined, so parts seem separate

covers general lack of sequence and relation beyond separation
disjoined
vsunconnected
7.1

Separated so parts are not connected anymore

focuses on absence of orderly arrangement and logical ties
unjoined
vsunconnected
5.4

Not connected to another thing, like a beam or wire

stresses missing orderly sequence and broader unrelatedness
discontiguous
vsunconnected
8.9

Made of separate parts that do not touch each other

covers missing sequence and relation beyond mere separation
unconverged
vsunconnected
8.1

Not joined together and still separate

highlights absence of orderly sequence and logical relation

Antonyms

2.5

Joined physically, like rooms that touch, or linked by a shared feeling

1.7

Organized neatly so things are easy to find

How Connected

connected
2.5
coherent
75 7.2
unconnected
4 5.1
disjointed
10 6.0
incoherent
22 7.2

Surface Forms

unconnected positive

Morphology

unconnected = connected (transparent) = un + connect + ed

Standard negation of the adjective 'connected' with the productive prefix 'un-'; the sense 'lacking continuity or logical sequence' follows directly.

Etymology

Unconnected comes from un- 'not' plus connect 'join', like in connection, so it fits ideas or events that are not joined together or do not follow each other.