uncoupled 1 of 2

adjective

as in dissociated

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verb

past tense of uncouple
as in separated
to set or force apart uncoupled the two railroad cars

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Recent Examples of uncoupled
Adjective
An absurdist black comedy that satirizes our culture's discomfort around uncoupled people, The Lobster asks what would happen if singles were given 45 days to find a mate, or be transformed into the animal of their choice. — Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026 To prevent releasing any asbestos, whole sections of the old pipe are uncoupled from their connections without cutting. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025 Democrats and liberal pundits in particular have seen expressions of thoughts and prayers, particularly coming from the GOP and prominent commentators on the right, as an empty gesture when uncoupled with specific actions on gun control to prevent mass shootings. — Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
Nigo has mostly favored coed shows during the men’s calendar in Paris since 2022, but had recently uncoupled them to give womenswear a bigger spotlight. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025 In exchange for some $200 million per season, NBC and Peacock will assume dominion over the Sunday Night Baseball package from which ESPN uncoupled itself in February. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoupled
  1. split
  2. separated
  3. divided
  4. disconnected
  5. severed
  6. decoupled
  7. divorced
  8. resolved
Adjective
  • Tabless battery cells, a split-path battery management system and a motor vent that lets air flow through are meant to double continuous power delivery.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026
  • His decision raises the prospect of a split 4-4 decision, which would be a victory for Boulder and leave the Colorado Supreme Court decision in place.
    — Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • And then around ’98, when William made this decision that fractured the community forever, the well-meaning adults separated the genders.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This means that Cumberland in Western Maryland and Salisbury on the Eastern Shore — separated by the Chesapeake Bay and nearly the entire width of the state — could one day end up represented by the same member of Congress.
    — Colin Pascal, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of separated
Adjective
  • Historically, midterm years see weaker returns, but better times await the following year , especially if there is gridlock from a divided Congress.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • But the episode exposed a fragmented right and a divided Liberal Party, Bolsonaro’s political base.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of divided
Verb
  • The stock’s performance looks especially disconnected from the strength of the underlying business.
    — Stephanie Link, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Some fail because of a lack of training; others fail because tools are disconnected from existing systems, governance is overly restrictive or business processes remain unchanged.
    — Fabio Caversan, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of disconnected
Adjective
  • In the show’s second season, Lumon struggles to contain the fallout from these discoveries and fires the head of the severed floor, Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), replacing her with her former deputy, Seth Milchick (Tillman).
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a severed head on set, a childhood friend swinging fists in an elevator, and a director who wanted every drop of blood shot for real.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of severed
Verb
  • The problem is the transition costs, which are unavoidable and cannot be decoupled from efforts to avoid the future warming that awaits us.
    — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In addition, most states have decoupled the ability of pharmacists to administer the shots from federal guidelines and are instead often relying on the recommendations of medical groups, such as those releasing guidance now.
    — Rob Stein, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of decoupled
Adjective
  • Horgan is no stranger to mixing drama and comedy in her work, which often pulls from her own experience as a divorced, working mother of two.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The tender family comedy stars Oscar nominee Antonio Banderas (The Mask of Zorro) and Eva Birthistle (Bad Sisters) as a divorced couple who struggle to maintain the minimum communication required to share custody of their beloved only child Rose.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of divorced
Adjective
  • This view helpfully shows key numbers (such as resolved requests, involvement rate, resolution rate) at the top, along with a funnel that visualizes visualizing how requests are resolved (with AI or humans).
    — Dianna Gunn, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There's a difference between a closed ticket and a resolved issue.
    — Amit Mathradas, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of resolved

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“Uncoupled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoupled. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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