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
Example Sentences
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“Expensive Basketball” is an encyclopedic romp through hoops history, footnotes strewn throughout like so many perimeter ball screens, threads blissfully unconnected.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
The teenager said the matter came to light during a police visit to the school in relation to another unconnected incident on the bus and he reported Robe's actions to the officer.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
“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
While he was living in Hollywood, Rinderknecht was involved in a pair of civil lawsuits, which were unconnected to each other or to the fire investigation.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
The original Sesame Street was anti-narrative: it was, by design, an unconnected collection of sketches.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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