disjoined 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of disjoinednext
as in divided

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disjoined

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verb

past tense of disjoin
as in separated
to set or force apart disjoined the two drinking glasses, which were stuck together, only with the greatest difficulty

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disjoined
  1. divided
  2. separated
  3. disconnected
  4. split
  5. parted
  6. discontinuous
Adjective
  • In divided times, employees look to leaders for cues on how to respond to tension.
    Andrea Carter, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Just more than 1 in 4 respondents said the country will become more divided, while another 19 percent don’t think the matter will change at all, according to the poll.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of divided
Verb
  • Data held in qubits is affected by data held in other qubits, even when physically separated.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Nellie, who was separated from her husband, lived alone in a house not far from Clinton.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of separated
Verb
  • In fact, lots of people are feeling distanced or disconnected, and want to know how to start a friend group.
    Tracy Brower, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Avoid the pitfalls of becoming a leader who seems entitled or disconnected from the daily challenges of their teams.
    Joseph Edgar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • The two teams split in the regular season last year, but Conard beat Glastonbury in the CCC quarterfinals.
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In Season 2, that vote occurs after each game, and if the majority chooses to quit, the survivors split the pot — everyone gets a little richer and goes home alive.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of split
Adjective
  • In a lively celebration of whiskers and wit, a man dressed as Moses stands on stage, holding the Ten Commandments before a sea of parted beards and mustaches inside Detroit's historic Masonic Temple.
    David Rodriguez Muñoz, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Feldman’s attorneys said that’s when Wheeler gave him the tools and the two parted ways, but prosecutors said Feldman got into Wheeler’s Honda Accord, leaving his own phone behind in his car.
    Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Definition of parted
Adjective
  • About 19,000 people had to flee the city, which is in an area with discontinuous permafrost.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Both Trump and Harris are tapping into a long, if discontinuous, tradition across America’s history of government investments working alongside private industry to spur innovation and economic development.
    Steven Tian, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of discontinuous
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