DISCONNECTING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

disconnecting

verb

present participle of disconnect

as in dividing

to set or force apart disconnected the two parts of the light fixture

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Recent Examples of disconnecting Denver Water recommends disconnecting garden hoses and shutting off outdoor faucets before temperatures dip below freezing. — Tori Mason, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Everyday routines depend on maps, banking, tickets, transit, rideshare and messaging, and completely disconnecting remains impractical for most people. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026 The sole survivor disables HAL by disconnecting the power source. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 These quiet, mindful activities are all about disconnecting, recharging, and flexing your creative muscles, often while working with your hands. — Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2026 The pilot was distracted by the autopilot disconnecting and lost control of the plane, the agency said in its report. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Save your receipt and take screenshots of anything unusual before disconnecting the device. — Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 And so, for instance, there’s surveys showing that Gen Z are the generation most likely to report disconnecting from their digital devices. — Jinae West, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 Or have there been unintended consequences from disconnecting from linear cable? — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconnecting

Verb

Pella is currently dividing her time between helping her fiancé study for the law school admissions test and planning her writer friend Owen’s destination wedding off the coast of Rhode Island.

— Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
Netanyahu goes into the election as both the leading candidate and one of the biggest issues dividing voters.

— Matt Bradley, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of dividing

Verb

Examples of ultraprocessing include separating whole foods into substances, chemically formulating foods or using cosmetic additives such as food dyes.

— Garrett M. Broad, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Use Data To Evaluate Ideas One helpful practice is separating the idea from the person voicing it.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of separating

Verb

These ballot measures are all relatively straightforward so far, but there’s one question up to voters this fall that puts wild animals front-and-center — and is splitting hunters and anglers down an ethical centerline.

— Neel Dhanesha, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026
Under alkaline conditions, splitting water molecules takes over 100 times longer than in acidic environments.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of splitting

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One was Larry Page, the 53-year-old Google cofounder who had ties to California for decades and began severing them after the wealth tax proposal.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Another piece sliced through his salivary gland before bouncing off his jaw and piercing the back of his neck, severing an artery and embedding in a vertebra.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026