DISCONNECTEDNESS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

disconnectedness

noun

as in incompatibility

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Recent Examples of disconnectedness Early detection is also instrumental to addressing chronic absenteeism, classroom misconduct and student disconnectedness detrimental to any learning environment. — Vanessa Andersen, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 There was a disconnectedness to his eyes at times. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026 Public health experts have been warning about the consequences of not addressing the rising social disconnectedness that is being seen. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026 This dynamic of connectedness and disconnectedness on the river has stood the test of time. — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025 Putnam notes a drop in participation in traditional social and civic activities, which has led to feelings of isolation, loneliness, and disconnectedness from family, friends, and neighbors. — Susan Angle Damone, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2025

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Noun

Romano explained that their on-set incompatibility stemmed from how they were raised.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026
Gauss incompatibility can only explain smooth and periodic patterns, however, as Sharon and his team were aware.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of incompatibility

Noun

Also hanging over the election were lingering tensions with Iran.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
This tension has given rise to a subgenre of Hong Kong horror films in which high-density housing is a spooky backdrop for exploring superstition and socioeconomic anxieties.

— Hari Raj, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of tension

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The report details how bureaucratic disorganization left the Fed vulnerable to overspending on a project to renovate and connect a pair of historical federal buildings in Washington.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026
Why can’t our alderwoman ride herd on this chronic disruptive disorganization on behalf of her constituents?

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of disorganization

Noun

Thenew album finds Hot Chip confronting an increasingly bleak world with a sound that embraces distortion, decay and dissonance without abandoning the communal pleasures at the heart of the band’s music.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026
Siegel said part of the dissonance for Nike is that each region and segment of the business is at a different stage of its turnaround.

— Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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