unplugged
Not plugged in
Unplugged describes electronic devices disconnected from power, or more commonly, musical performances using acoustic rather than electric instruments.
An unplugged concert strips away amplification and electronic effects: MTV Unplugged made acoustic sets fashionable in the 1990s.
Figuratively, to be unplugged is to disconnect from technology or digital devices: I'm going unplugged this weekend—no phone, no email.
Fretted stringed instrument
- folkRegular common people
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
- singer-songwriterSelf-composing musical performer
- balladNarrative poem or song
harmony · melody · live · performance · concert · strings · vocals · duet
In original state
- unfilteredNot passed through screen
- genuineTruly what it claims
- honestFree from deception
- candidHonest and direct
sincere · stripped · intimate · vulnerable · heartfelt · real · natural · unpolished
Lacking electronic displays
- offlineNot internet-connected
- disconnectTo break a connection
- analogComparable equivalent
- unconnectedNot joined or linked
Inherent quality or disposition
- outdoorsIn open air
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- hikingRecreational trail walking
- readingInterpreting written text
meditation · yoga · boardgames · face-to-face · crafts · painting · journaling · gardening
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
- folkRegular common people
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
- singer-songwriterSelf-composing musical performer
ballad · harmony · melody · live · performance · concert · strings · vocals · duet · trio
raw
In original state
- unfilteredNot passed through screen
- genuineTruly what it claims
- honestFree from deception
candid · sincere · stripped · intimate · vulnerable · heartfelt · real · natural · unpolished · spontaneous
screen-free
Lacking electronic displays
- offlineNot internet-connected
- disconnectTo break a connection
- analogComparable equivalent
unconnected · away · unpowered · idle · dormant · inactive · disengaged
nature
Inherent quality or disposition
reading · meditation · yoga · boardgames · face-to-face · crafts · painting · journaling · gardening · birdwatching
cord
Flexible twisted strand
adapter · device · appliance · power · battery · extension · wall · prong · voltage
- offlinedisconnected, airplane mode, off-grid, shutdown, unreachable
- acoustic musicfolk, acoustic guitar, acoustic set, bluegrass, classical guitar
- energy metaphorsamped, charged, electric, electrified, jolt
- gigsconcert, show, performance, set, live set
- instrumental musicpiano solo, guitar track, orchestral, symphony, concerto
- musical performanceconcert, gig, recital, live music, solo
unpluggedplugged in
Attached to power source
connected · plugged · powered · wired · switched on
unpluggedamplified
Increased in strength
electric · electrified · plugged in · synthesized · electronic
- unplugged showPerformance without electronic amplification
- unplugged versionPerformance without amplification
- MTV UnpluggedAcoustic television concert format
- unplugged setConcert without amplification
- unplugged albumRecording without electric amplification
- unplugged sessionAmplifier-free live performance