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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He added if the actor was correct then "four unconnected individuals", other than their link to him, had "made-up" allegations.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Ostrover started selling his Commanders stake before the selloff in Blue Owl shares and the divestiture is unconnected to the margin loans, one of the people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
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
"We are committed to ensuring the service remains a force for good and sustains trust worldwide: both connecting the unconnected and detecting and preventing misuse by bad actors," she added.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
That made her sure that his dismissal and the children’s disappearance were not, could not possibly be, unconnected.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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