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Disconnect

To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to sever; to separate; to disperse.

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Detach 76% connected

To part; to separate or disunite; to disengage; -- the opposite of attach; as, to detach the coats of a bulbous root from each other; to detach a man…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Uncouple 76% connected

To loose, as dogs, from their couples; also, to set loose; to disconnect; to disjoin; as, to uncouple railroad cars.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 6

Disparity 76% connected

Inequality; difference in age, rank, condition, or excellence; dissimilitude; -- followed by between, in, of, as to, etc.; as, disparity in, or of, y…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Disunite 76% connected

To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles of matter.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Divide 76% connected

To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Part 76% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Separate 76% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Undo 76% connected

To reverse, as what has been done; to annul; to bring to naught.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Disconnection 74% connected

The act of disconnecting, or state of being disconnected; separation; want of union.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disconnection 74% connected

The act of disconnecting, or state of being disconnected; separation; want of union.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Disconnection 92% connected

The act of disconnecting, or state of being disconnected; separation; want of union.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Gulf 92% connected

A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin,

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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Connect 94% connected

To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation betwee…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Connect 94% connected

To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation betwee…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

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