nonrelated
Having no connection
Not related; having no connection or relationship.
Nonrelated describes things or people that lack a familial, logical, or categorical link: The study excluded nonrelated individuals from the genetic analysis.
The word functions as a more formal alternative to unrelated, appearing most often in technical or academic contexts.
Free from external control
- isolatedSeparated from others
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- separateTo set apart
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
disconnected · standalone · unaffiliated · unattached · disengaged · free-standing · unassociated · uncoupled
Barely connected to main point
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
- superfluousExceeding what suffices
- incidentalMinor and unplanned
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
inessential · immaterial · inconsequential · off-topic · inapplicable · inapposite · moot
Clearly distinguishable, separate
- separateTo set apart
- divergentDeviating from the norm
- disjointSeparate at connections
- discreteIndividually separate, unconnected
varied · diversified · miscellaneous · sundry · heterogeneous · dissimilar · different · unlike
Lacking musical agreement
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- inharmoniousLacking pleasing agreement
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- mismatchedNot fitting together properly
out-of-place · unfitting · unsuitable · contradictory · inconsistent · clashing · conflicting · irreconcilable
independent
Free from external control
solitary · disconnected · standalone · unaffiliated · unattached · disengaged · free-standing · unassociated · uncoupled · unlinked
tangential
Barely connected to main point
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
- superfluousExceeding what suffices
- incidentalMinor and unplanned
peripheral · inessential · immaterial · inconsequential · off-topic · inapplicable · inapposite · moot
distinct
Clearly distinguishable, separate
discrete · varied · diversified · miscellaneous · sundry · heterogeneous · dissimilar · different · unlike · contrasting
discordant
Lacking musical agreement
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- inharmoniousLacking pleasing agreement
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
mismatched · out-of-place · unfitting · unsuitable · contradictory · inconsistent · clashing · conflicting · irreconcilable · at-odds
nonrelatedrelated
Connected by blood or nature
kin · kindred · family · consanguineous · affiliated
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