unbundles

Splits the package

Unbundles is the third-person singular of unbundle, meaning to separate something that was sold or offered as a package into its individual components.

The term appears most often in business and technology contexts: The company unbundles its streaming service from the cable package.

Airlines unbundle fares by charging separately for baggage, seat selection, and meals.

In software, unbundling lets customers buy only the features they need.

pricing

à la carte

Separately priced dishes

itemizesLists individually with specifics
separatesDivides into portions
decouplesEnds a dependency

breaks out · splits · individualizes · customizes · disaggregates · liberates · frees · unlocks · opens up · democratizes

separates

decouples

Ends a dependency

disaggregatesSeparates into constituent elements
disentanglesFrees from complication
detachesRemoves from connection

splits · dissociates · disjoins · partitions · segregates · isolates · extracts · divorces · cleaves · sunders

decomposes

breaks down

Stops functioning properly

deconstructsAnalyzes by breaking apart
dissectsCuts open to examine
analyzesExamines in detail

itemizes · unpacks · parses · segments · subdivides · compartmentalizes · categorizes · sorts · classifies · dismantles

unpacks

unboxes

Opens sealed packaging

opensAllows passage through
unwrapsRemoves outer covering
removesTakes something out

extracts · empties · unloads · takes out · reveals · exposes · discloses · lays out · spreads out · organizes

Opposites

aggregation/packaging

unbundlesbundles

Grouped items tied together

packages · combines · consolidates · aggregates · ties together

integration/cohesion

unbundlesintegrates

Combines into unified whole

unifies · merges · fuses · amalgamates · synthesizes

Family

unbundle, unbundling, unbundled

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G