unbundled
No longer packaged
Unbundled describes something separated into individual components that were previously sold or offered together.
Cable channels become unbundled when you can subscribe to each one separately.
Software features get unbundled when sold as individual add-ons rather than a single package.
The term appears frequently in business, telecommunications, and technology: unbundled services, unbundled pricing.
The opposite is bundled.
Severed a linkage
- modularMade of separable units
- componentizedDivided into discrete parts
- itemizedListed separately, point-by-point
- separatedPut or kept apart
partitioned · segmented · disaggregated · piecemeal · split-up · standalone · individual · discrete
Not firmly secured
- unwrappedRemoved outer covering
- unboxedFreed from container
- untiedReleased from binding
- unsealedNot closed off
open · exposed · bare · uncovered · unbagged · unpacked · unsecured · bulk
Made less restrictive
- deregulatedFreed from government controls
- privatizedTransferred to non-government ownership
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
- restructuredRearranged fundamentally
independent · decentralized · decontrolled · freed · reformed
decoupled
Severed a linkage
- modularMade of separable units
- componentizedDivided into discrete parts
- itemizedListed separately, point-by-point
separated · partitioned · segmented · disaggregated · piecemeal · split-up · standalone · individual · discrete · fragmented
loose
Not firmly secured
unsealed · open · exposed · bare · uncovered · unbagged · unpacked · unsecured · bulk · naked
liberalized
Made less restrictive
- deregulatedFreed from government controls
- privatizedTransferred to non-government ownership
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
restructured · independent · decentralized · decontrolled · freed · reformed
- service modelssubscription, freemium, pay-per-use, pay per use, on-demand
- packagingbox, bag, bottle, can, jar
unbundledbundled
Gathered and tied together
packaged · combined · grouped · aggregated · consolidated