disassociated 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of disassociatednext
as in withdrawn

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disassociated

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verb

past tense of disassociate
as in divided
to set or force apart the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassociated
  1. withdrawn
  2. isolated
  3. separated
  4. retired
  5. disconnected
  6. split
  7. cloistered
  8. secluded
Adjective
  • When Marnie Was There A subtle, rewarding story about adolescence and identity based on a 1967 novel of the same name by British author Joan G. Robinson, When Marnie Was There follows Anna, a shy and withdrawn girl who struggles to connect to anyone.
    Matt Kamen, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Mara, though initially more withdrawn, eventually gives in to his charms, even though Matt isn’t exactly a typical leading man.
    Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
Definition of withdrawn
Adjective
  • The rain Sunday will follow systems that dropped some rain on the region Monday, a bit less on Wednesday and a couple of isolated cells — a quarter-inch on Mount Diablo; about fifteen-hundredths of an inch in Dublin, five-hundredths of an inch in Oakland — on Thursday.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • And because the two isolated genes are found in many other plant species, similar genetic editing may help improve other agricultural staples in the future.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of isolated
Verb
  • Students would have sat on the floor rather than at desks and they wouldn’t have been separated by grade and skill level, like today.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Learning is divided into grades and separated by age and aptitude.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of separated
Adjective
  • Dunkin' is offering all active and retired military a free doughnut of choice while supplies last in-store only.
    Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Happy Joe’s: All retired and active-duty military get a free lunch smorgasbord or a free small 2-topping pizza (plus a free drink) on Monday.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of retired
Verb
  • There’s also the perpetual maintenance costs and the chance your road map might lead you into the wilderness, disconnected from the tech mainstream.
    Claus Jepsen, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • President Biden’s position on the dispute has been reflexively pro-union and disconnected from actual events.
    The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The adaptation of García Márquez’s classic novel will be split across two eight-episode seasons and the new video reveals more about the series, one of the biggest ever out of Latin America.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of split
Adjective
  • This is not the first time that a group of Silicon Valley elites have attempted to build a cloistered community, away from but still adjacent to the center of the tech industry.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The headphones have an open-back design, enabling sound to move in and out without that cloistered feeling of many closed-back designs.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of cloistered
Adjective
  • Villa Avellana Who Stays There: Tech entrepreneurs, bank CEOs, music producers, and entertainers The Property: A modern, teak-and-glass villa on a secluded cove with red land crabs, white egrets, and turtle nests.
    Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Loreto, Mexico, is a secluded town on the Baja Peninsula known for its natural beauty and tranquility.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of secluded
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