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
  • Learning is divided into grades and separated by age and aptitude.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
  • 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
Definition of separated
Adjective
  • The delay was made necessary after last week's split ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that said the 1,000-foot chain of buoys floating for the past year near Eagle Pass may remain in place while the legal wrangling continues.
    John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • So there were some split kitchen tables, but not enough to help Harris win.
    Daniel Wood, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of split
Adjective
  • Murphy admits the divided board might present a challenge as contentious conversations continue, particularly surrounding a $200 million restructuring plan for the district that involves adding middle schools.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The prospect of divided government could further complicate that fight.
    Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of divided
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
  • Friendships, family and professional relationships have been damaged or severed as seemingly insurmountable tensions boil between Americans who see the war – and those in support of one side or the other – as morally wrong or hostile to their safety and existence.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The company has already severed ties with major enterprise software providers like Salesforce and Workday, opting instead to develop its own applications, likely built on OpenAI's infrastructure.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of severed
Adjective
  • 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
  • Though she's been wearing the cut air-dried, this sleek and parted style is easy and occasion-ready.
    Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2023
Definition of parted
Adjective
  • 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
  • Black artists, of course, experienced those changes and more, which is reflected in work featuring broken narratives, discontinuous lives, and a ceaseless groping for novel visual vocabularies.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
Definition of discontinuous
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“Uncoupled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoupled. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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