delinked
No longer connected
Delinked means disconnected or separated from a previous association.
Currency can be delinked from the gold standard; wages can be delinked from inflation.
The term appears in policy and technical contexts where formal connections are severed: The country delinked its currency from the dollar.
Something delinked was once linked but no longer is.
Apart or uninvolved
- uncoupledSeparated after being linked
- unfastenedNot held closed
- unhookedReleased from a clasp
- disengagedNot participating or invested
released · unlatched · unbolted · unclasped · unstrapped · disentangled · severed · unplugged
Self-directed and free
- unaffiliatedNot formally connected
- unattachedNot joined or connected
- standaloneComplete without attachments
- self-standingUpright without external support
nonaligned · sovereign · free-standing · decentralized · unbundled · privatized · self-contained · self-sufficient
detached
Apart or uninvolved
- uncoupledSeparated after being linked
- unfastenedNot held closed
- unhookedReleased from a clasp
disengaged · released · unlatched · unbolted · unclasped · unstrapped · disentangled · severed · unplugged · unwired
autonomous
Self-directed and free
- unaffiliatedNot formally connected
- unattachedNot joined or connected
- standaloneComplete without attachments
self-standing · nonaligned · sovereign · free-standing · decentralized · unbundled · privatized · self-contained · self-sufficient · unconnected
delinkedintegrated
Combined into a whole
associated · correlated · interdependent · intertwined · unified
delinkedaffiliated
Formally linked or connected
associated · integrated · merged · united · partnered