uncoupled

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adjective

Not coupled to something; disconnected; detached.

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unconnected
OriginEnglish coupled ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

uncoupled1

adjectiveuncoupled (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot coupled to something; disconnected; detached.

uncoupled2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of uncouple

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving the coupling undone

Similar
unconnected

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

uncoupled · adjective

  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. Englishcoupled
  9. Englishuncoupled

From un- + coupled.

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uncoupled · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Translations

Bulgarian откъснат
  • откъснат (otkăsnat)disconnected from something
Finnish irtikytketty
  • irtikytkettydisconnected from something
German entkoppelt
  • entkoppeltdisconnected from something
Greek αζευγάρωτος, άζευτος
  • αζευγάρωτος (azevgárotos)disconnected from something
  • άζευτος (ázeftos)disconnected from something
  • αζευγάριστος (azevgáristos)disconnected from something
Italian sganciato
  • sganciatodisconnected from something
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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