unconnected
Americanadjective
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not connected; not joined together or attached.
an unconnected wire.
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lacking coherence.
an unconnected account of the accident.
adjective
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not linked; separate or independent
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disconnected or incoherent
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of unconnected
Explanation
Unconnected means not joined or attached to anything. If a teacher says the ideas in your research paper seem unconnected, you’ll have to go back and smooth them out. If you’re unconnected to the Internet, you can’t get online. The word unconnected has many usages. If an island is unconnected to the mainland, there's no bridge. If you feel unconnected to your neighbors, you pass each other like ships in the night. If you can’t get a job because you don’t know anyone, you’re unconnected. Events can be unconnected, too — you might say that your grumpiness is unconnected to the bad grade you got on your math test. The Latin root of unconnected is conectere, "join together."
Example Sentences
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The move was completely unconnected to Dan Thomas's arrest.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Eleven years later, the Kramer-Coolwater circuit was unconnected from the grid, similar to the line in Eaton Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Ever since the dawn of civilization, people have not been content to see events as unconnected and inexplicable,” writes Stephen Hawking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The university said he was "unconnected" to the establishment.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
In 1986 he released arguably his most radical melding of previously unconnected genres in Graceland, a collaboration with South African singing group Ladysmith Black Mambazo and others.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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