unpair

Break the link

To unpair is to disconnect two devices that were previously linked, especially via Bluetooth: I had to unpair my headphones and reconnect them to fix the audio lag.

The word extends to separating any matched set: unpair the socks before washing.

disconnect

decouple

Separate joined systems

unlinkSever a connection
detachTo separate from
disengageBreak free from attachment

sever · separate · split · disassociate · disjoin · dissociate · disentangle · partition · unbind · untether

release

unshackle

Remove bonds from

unfetterRemove restraints from
unchainRemove restraining links
unbindTo release from bonds

untie · free · liberate · let go · loose · unlatch · unhook · unclasp · unstrap · unleash

solo

single

One in number

unmatchedHaving no equal
loneExisting by itself
oddUnusual or not even

solitary · mateless · partnerless · unaccompanied · unmated · stray · orphaned · widowed · bachelor · singular

Categories

digital commandscopy, paste, delete, save, undo
settingssetting, default, settings, template, configure

Opposites

connection/coupling

unpairpair

Two matching things

connect · link · couple · join · sync

Family

unpaired, unpairing

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Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G