unconnected

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adjective

Not connected or joined.

“He talked in an unconnected series of short sentences.”

Similar
arbitrarybetwixt and betweenincoherentindependentirrelativeirrespectiveneither here nor thereself-standing
Opposite
connected
OriginEnglish connected ← Latin connectō ← Proto-Italic *kom- →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectiveunconnected (comparative more unconnected, superlative most unconnected)

comparative more unconnected · superlative most unconnected

  1. Not connected or joined.

    The light wouldn't work because the cable was unconnected.

  2. Confused or disconnected.

    He talked in an unconnected series of short sentences.

  3. Without connections of family, etc.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
arbitrarybetwixt and betweenincoherentindependentirrelativeirrespectiveneither here nor thereself-standingseparateunalliedunimportantunrelated
Opposite
connected
Narrower
disconnectedirrelevantseparated

adjectivenot joined or linked together

Similar
apartisolatedobscureasternaldetachedseparateddisjoinedseparate
Opposite
connected

adjectivenot connected by birth or family

Similar
unrelated

adjectivelacking orderly continuity

Similar
confuseddisconnecteddisjointeddisorderedgarbledillogicalscatteredincoherent
Also see
apartasternalconfuseddesultorydetacheddifferentdisconnecteddisjoineddisjointeddisorderedexplodedgarbledillogicalimmaterialisolatedobscurescatteredseparateseparatedsundryunattacheduncoupledunrelated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  10. Proto-Italic*kom
  11. Proto-Italic*kom-
  12. Latincon-
  13. Latinnectō
  14. Latincōnectō
  15. Latinconnectō
  16. Englishconnect
  17. Englishconnected
  18. Englishunconnected

From un- + connected.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀσύνδετος
  • ἀσύνδετος (asúndetos)not connected or joined
Bulgarian несвързан
  • несвързан (nesvărzan)not connected or joined
Catalan inconnex, desconnectat
  • inconnexnot connected or joined
  • desconnectatnot connected or joined
French sans connexion
  • sans connexionnot connected or joined
Italian sconnesso, non collegato
  • sconnessonot connected or joined
  • non collegatonot connected or joined
Polish niezwiązany, niepowiązany
  • niezwiązanynot connected or joined
  • niepowiązanynot connected or joined
Portuguese desconectado
  • desconectadonot connected or joined
Spanish sin conexión, inconexo
  • sin conexiónnot connected or joined
  • inconexonot connected or joined
Cite this entry
APA

unconnected. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconnected

MLA

“unconnected.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconnected. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unconnected,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconnected.

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