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Synonyms for disconnect

Most common

detach disengage unplug part

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To sever or interrupt a connection.

    My wi-fi got disconnected.

  2. n. 1

    A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.

Related words

Phrases
loop disconnect dialing
Is a kind of
disjoin

Forms

Plural
disconnects → disconnections, gulfs, disconnectors…
Past participle
disconnected
e.g. disconnected → detached, disengaged, unplugged, parted…

Example sentences

  • detach You don't prepare for death. You detach from life.
  • unplug Remember to unplug the CD player when not in use.
  • disengage He had a hard time to disengage himself from the gang.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
disconnectrising
detachrising
unplugrising
disengagerising
uncouplesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
part1, gulf1
5 letters
sever2
6 letters
divide2, detach2, unplug2
7 letters
divorce2, disjoin
8 letters
separate3, disjoint2, uncouple3, disunite, dissever
9 letters
disengage3, segregate3
10 letters
dissociate4
12 letters
disconnector
13 letters
disconnection4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sever2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
déconnecter
Italiano
sconnettere
Deutsch
abklemmen