disconnected

Out of touch

Disconnected describes things no longer linked or joined.

A disconnected phone line has been cut off from service.

Disconnected thoughts lack logical flow between them—they don't hang together coherently.

A person who feels disconnected experiences emotional distance from others or from their surroundings: I've felt disconnected from my family since the move.

The word implies that a connection once existed or should exist.

offline

unplugged

Disconnected from power

unreachable · unavailable · inaccessible · down · inactive · unresponsive · dropped · network error · no wifi · buffering

physical

severed

Cut off completely

uncoupled · disengaged · unfastened · unhooked · loose · unattached · disjoined · split · broken · cut

isolated

alienated

Made distant or hostile

aloof · withdrawn · excluded · outcast · remote · insular · sequestered · reclusive · segregated · ostracized

emotional

lonely

Wanting companionship

empty · hollow · distant · apathetic · disengaged · indifferent · uninvolved · checked out · absent · vacant

incoherent

disjointed

Lacking orderly sequence

fragmented · confused · illogical · nonsensical · muddled · erratic · inconsistent · chaotic · garbled · meandering

Categories
Opposites
physical attachment

disconnectedconnected

Joined to another

attached · joined · linked · coupled · fastened

logical coherence

disconnectedcoherent

Logically connected throughout

logical · connected · intelligible · lucid · clear

social/emotional connection

disconnectedconnected

Joined to another

engaged · attached · bonded · involved · integrated

Phrases
Family

disconnect, disconnection, disconnecting, disconnectedly, disconnectedness, disconnectable

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