unhooked

verb

Definition of unhookednext
past tense of unhook
as in unfastened

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  1. disconnected
  2. detached
  3. severed
  4. split
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
  • Bridge The Leadership Gap When a critical disconnect emerges between senior management and frontline operations, executives often become increasingly detached from their workforce's day-to-day realities.
    Jessica Kriegel, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Consequently, employees have emotionally detached from their offices, or, in other words, their relationships with their workplaces have deteriorated.
    Ryan Anderson, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of detached
Verb
  • In November, two fiber-optic Baltic Sea cables were severed.
    Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Iran’s land bridge to Hezbollah has been severed by the fall of Syria’s Assad regime.
    Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of severed
Verb
  • Romero split her childhood between the sprawling metropolis of Houston and the remote Chemehuevi reservation in Mojave Desert, CA.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • This $21-billion fund is split equally between shareholders and utility customers.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of split
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Thesaurus Entries Near unhooked

unhook

unhooked

unhooking

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