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unjoined

unjoined

5.6
A person who is not married and lives alone
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈdʒɔɪnd/
translation icon : separado
  • Although many of her relatives married early, she remained proudly unjoined and independent.

Examples

  • The two pieces of wood were still unjoined, waiting to be glued together.

  • The unjoined pieces of the puzzle lay scattered on the table.

  • He lived an unjoined life, preferring solitude over partnership.

  • She felt unjoined from the rest of the group.

  • She remained proudly unjoined, valuing her independence over marriage.

  • The two pieces of wood were still unjoined, waiting to be glued together.

  • He lived an unjoined life, preferring solitude over partnership.

Synonyms

separate
vsunjoined
829 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

is used especially for people who are not married
unaffiliated
vsunjoined
15 6.6

Not officially connected to any group or organization

is wider and can describe personal states such as unmarried people
untied
vsunjoined
7 1.0

Loose and not fastened so laces or knots hang open

is broader and can describe social or legal lack of marriage
unattached
vsunjoined
2 4.2

Not fixed to anything so it can move freely

is used more broadly, including people lacking marital connection
disunited
vsunjoined
1 6.0

Not joined or working together as a group

is broader, also describing things never connected or people not married
unfused
vsunjoined
1 5.3

Not joined together and staying separate

is used more widely, including for people who are not married
unassociated
vsunjoined
1 4.9

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

is the general term also used for people without marital ties
uncoupled
vsunjoined
1 4.9

Not joined to something it was attached to before

can be used whether something was never linked or was once taken apart
unallied
vsunjoined
1 7.7

Not part of any group, country, or alliance

is more general and can also describe people lacking marital bonds
separated
vsunjoined
1.0

Not together with other people, kept apart from them

is used more generally and includes cases of not being married
uncombined
vsunjoined
6.3

Not joined to other things

is used also for people who are not married rather than only for things
unmerged
vsunjoined
4.6

Not joined together into one thing

is used also for human relationships, especially those without marriage
unconverged
vsunjoined
8.1

Not joined together and still separate

is used more broadly and covers states like not being married
unintegrated
vsunjoined
7.4

A person or group that is not part of the main community

is broader and applies also to personal status such as lack of marriage
disjoined
vsunjoined
7.1

Separated so parts are not connected anymore

is neutral, covering both things never linked and those no longer connected
disjunct
vsunjoined
8.7

Not connected or joined, so parts seem separate

is more general and can describe things or people not connected in any way
unpaired
vsunjoined
5.6

The one item left from a pair when its partner is missing

is a broader term covering many kinds of nonconnection beyond missing counterparts
unmated
vsunjoined
7.0

Not matched with another item

is often used more generally, also applying to people not married
unpartnered
vsunjoined
4.0

Not having someone to dance or play with

is broader, used for general lack of connection including marriage
unaffixed
vsunjoined
7.2

Not attached to something or fastened in place

is used more generally, including relationships not formed like marriage
unanchored
vsunjoined
6.4

Not attached or held in place so it can move

is more general and covers social states like not being married
untethered from
vsunjoined
7.0

Free from any tie and able to move or act freely

is used more broadly, including freedom from marital or formal bonds
ungathered
vsunjoined
7.8

Not collected into one place or group

is the wider term, also applying to people who are not married

Antonyms

2.2

Joined as one group and working toward the same goal

1.9

Connected so they form one longer object

How Married

married
1.0
unjoined
5.6

Surface Forms

unjoined positive

Morphology

unjoined = joined (transparent) = un + join + ed

This sense is also a direct negation of 'joined' (not united/connected), so the prefix 'un-' transparently reverses the base meaning.

Etymology

Unjoined is made of un- 'not' and join 'to connect'. So it can mean 'not joined' or 'not united', and for people it recalls the phrase 'joined in marriage', meaning someone who is not married or not in a partnership.