uncoupled 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of uncouplednext
as in dissociated

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uncoupled

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verb

past tense of uncouple
as in separated
to set or force apart uncoupled the two railroad cars

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoupled
  1. separated
  2. split
  3. divided
  4. disconnected
  5. severed
  6. parted
  7. discontinuous
Verb
  • The Malibu Village mall is separated from the coast by two rows of houses, a golf course and Pacific Coast Highway, yet is still at risk because of its proximity to not just the ocean but also Malibu Lagoon.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Premium cable brand Starz is expected to formally be separated into a standalone company by the end of the year.
    Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of separated
Adjective
  • Later, Farley explained to me that his household is split.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Additional features also include merged and split recording modes, marker dropping, customizable buttons and flexible recording options.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of split
Adjective
  • For some, the assassination was held up as evidence of a divided country obsessed with bloodshed.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The divided region has remained a flashpoint for nearly half a century, including throughout the ongoing 14-month war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement, which has been backed by Iran and its Axis of Resistance coalition, of which Syria was a member.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of divided
Verb
  • The patient pulled up the leg of his jeans and disconnected his metal ankle prosthesis from the socket.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • We’re disconnected from our animal self.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • The alliance is led by a former senior al-Qaida militant who severed ties with the extremist group years ago and has promised representative government and religious tolerance.
    SARAH EL DEEB, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Herr had wondered whether the muscles severed in an amputation could be meaningfully connected again.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of severed
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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“Uncoupled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoupled. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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