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
- unconnectedly adverb
- unconnectedness noun
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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Though he mooted future seasons with its main characters, played by Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, creator Lee Sung Jin has instead returned with an unconnected fresh story, premiering Thursday on Netflix.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
He has a knack for turning seemingly unconnected subjects into elegant prose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“It’s possible that these are all isolated incidents which are completely unconnected, other than the timing of the banks fessing up to them.”
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
Yet her home – and the rest of her village – remains in total darkness, unconnected to the grid the plant feeds into.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025
With my eyes covered, I feel it again: this mysterious presence, like a stranger you keep spotting in unconnected times and places.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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