uncoupling
Severing a link
Uncoupling is the act of disconnecting things that were joined together.
Railroad cars uncouple when their link is released.
In relationships, uncoupling describes the process of separating—emotionally, legally, or practically—from a partner: The couple's conscious uncoupling was announced in a joint statement.
The term gained currency as a gentler alternative to divorce or breakup.
To break a connection
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- separateTo set apart
- detachTo separate from
- unfastenRelease from attachment
unhook · unlink · release · free · loosen · extricate · disentangle · remove
To break a connection
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- linkageConnected system of parts
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
railcar · carriage · shunt · buffer · junction · switch · locomotive · train
To break a connection
- dissociateSever a mental link
- separateTo set apart
- isolateSeparate from others
- disentangleFree from snarls
sever · economic · policy · markets · trade · correlation · dependency · interdependence
Legal end of matrimony
- separationState of being apart
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- splitSeparation into parts
dissolution · parting · coparenting · mediation · settlement · custody · alimony · irreconcilable
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
disengagement · differentiation · boundaries · individuation · self-determination · agency · freedom · disentanglement
disconnect
To break a connection
unfasten · unhook · unlink · release · free · loosen · extricate · disentangle · remove · isolate
disconnect
To break a connection
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- linkageConnected system of parts
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
hitch · railcar · carriage · shunt · buffer · junction · switch · locomotive · train · freight
disconnect
To break a connection
- dissociateSever a mental link
- separateTo set apart
- isolateSeparate from others
disentangle · sever · economic · policy · markets · trade · correlation · dependency · interdependence · growth
divorce
Legal end of matrimony
- separationState of being apart
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
split · dissolution · parting · coparenting · mediation · settlement · custody · alimony · irreconcilable · amicable
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
self-reliance · disengagement · differentiation · boundaries · individuation · self-determination · agency · freedom · disentanglement · separateness
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
- disconnectingdetaching, disconnect, disengaging, detach, disconnecting
- separatingseparating, detaching, disconnecting, dividing, splitting
- railway worktrack worker, switching, shunting, signaling, train operation
- rail yardsswitchyard, marshalling yards, receiving yard, yard crew, yardmaster
- railroadstrains, train, tracks, track, locomotive
uncouplingcoupling
Joint between systems
connecting · attaching · joining · linking · fastening
uncouplingcoupling
Joint between systems
pairing · partnering · marrying · uniting · getting together
uncouplingcoupling
Joint between systems
integrating · linking · connecting · synchronizing · coordinating
- conscious uncouplingIntentionally peaceful marital dissolution
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