disjointed
Without logical connection
Disjointed means lacking connection or coherence—the parts don't fit together smoothly.
A disjointed conversation jumps erratically between topics.
A disjointed argument fails to build logically from one point to the next.
The word suggests something that should be unified but isn't: His speech was disjointed and hard to follow.
Long-winded and unfocused
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
- scrambledMixed into disorder
muddled · illogical · inarticulate · unintelligible · incomprehensible · scattered · choppy · fragmented
Separated from a source
- separateTo set apart
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- isolatedSeparated from others
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
disparate · scattered · unrelated · disassociated · divided · segregated · partitioned · discontinuous
Shifted from normal position
- luxatedOut of joint
- displacedShifted from proper location
- separatedPut or kept apart
- misalignedNot properly positioned
unstable · popped · slipped · unhinged · hypermobile · articulation · socket
rambling
Long-winded and unfocused
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
scrambled · muddled · illogical · inarticulate · unintelligible · incomprehensible · scattered · choppy · fragmented · haphazard
disconnected
Separated from a source
fragmented · disparate · scattered · unrelated · disassociated · divided · segregated · partitioned · discontinuous · broken
dislocated
Shifted from normal position
misaligned · unstable · popped · slipped · unhinged · hypermobile · articulation · socket
- adjectivesbig, urgent, amazing, temporary, bold
- disorderchaos, chaotic, disarray, mess, disordered
- took apartdismantled, disassembled, unscrewed, unbolted, deconstructed
- art criticismart criticism, review, art critic, critique, analysis
- broken apartapart, asunder, broken, broken up, fragmented
- clumsyclumsy, awkward, bumbling, bungling, fumbling
disjointedconnected
Joined to another
unified · jointed · united · integrated · organized
disjointedseamless
Without visible joins
fluid · smooth · flowing · continuous · uninterrupted
disjoint, disjointing, disjointedly, disjointedness, disjoints