disconnected
adjective
dis·con·nect·ed
ˌdis-kə-ˈnek-təd 
: not connected : separate
disconnectedly
adverb
disconnectedness
noun
Examples of disconnected in a Sentence
The phone lines are all disconnected.
Her biography reads like a series of disconnected stories.
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Last year, New York looked completely disconnected.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The film’s set-up feels a bit disconnected from the climactic martial-arts tournament: a gritty New York event called the 5 Boroughs, in which fighters from all over the city compete with each other in the streets.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 May 2025
Without this, leadership turns reactive and governance becomes disconnected.
—Carlos Hoyos, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
After several somewhat disconnected scenes in which very little happens, you’re suddenly left with the impression that everything has happened.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 May 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The film’s set-up feels a bit disconnected from the climactic martial-arts tournament: a gritty New York event called the 5 Boroughs, in which fighters from all over the city compete with each other in the streets.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 May 2025
Without this, leadership turns reactive and governance becomes disconnected.
—Carlos Hoyos, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
After several somewhat disconnected scenes in which very little happens, you’re suddenly left with the impression that everything has happened.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for disconnected
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“Disconnected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disconnected. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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