unconnected
unconnected
Definition
un·con·nected (-kə nek′tid)
adjective
- not connected; separate
- disconnected; incoherent
- unconquerable
- unconquered
unconnected
Synonyms
unconnected
modif.
Separate
divided, detached, disconnected; see separated.Irrelevant
impertinent, unrelated, inapplicable; see irrelevant.
unconnected
Usage Examples
Preposition: with
- company: The shares were put in an " offshore vehicle " totally unconnected with the parent company.
- terrorism: The previous Prevention of Terrorism Act was mainly used against Irish people totally unconnected with terrorism.
- party: On the 31st March, 1783, Pitt resigned and declared that he was " unconnected with any party whatever " .
- project: These are assessed by experts unconnected with the project.
Modifies a noun
- socket: This is useful for reliable error handling on unconnected sockets.
- party: Passing details to Third Parties We will not disclose the information we receive from you to unconnected third parties.
- story: The film is split into three apparently unconnected stories.
- person: Or indeed if the gift is between unconnected persons.
- purpose: We will not share any of your personally identifying data for unconnected purposes with any other party without your explicit permission.
- fact: For example, what the reader knows about her own home is probably not spread around as sets of unconnected facts.
Modifying Another Word
- seemingly: Fifth Woman follows the murder of several men, seemingly unconnected.
- apparently: The film is split into three apparently unconnected stories.
- wholly: The people thus feel themselves wholly unconnected the place.
- entirely: Most real incidents are isolated things, usually involving children entirely unconnected with a " hate " group.
- totally: The shares were put in an " offshore vehicle " totally unconnected with the parent company.
- completely: Is it completely unconnected with the imposition of tuition fees?
Used with adjective complement
- seem: All that is bizarre good or bizarre bad about the film seems unconnected; the entire exercise seems without a point.
- remain: Never mind the resorts: there are hundreds of miles of untouched white sand beaches that remain unconnected by road.
- leave: Connections The " Do Not Connect " pin should be left unconnected.
- appear: At first these carefully drawn characters appear unconnected, but gradually the links are revealed.
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