DISUNITED Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

disunited 1 of 2

adjective

as in divided

disagreeing with each other the disunited members of the committee couldn't accomplish anything

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disunited

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verb

past tense of disunite

as in separated

to set or force apart attempted to disunite the members of the club by vicious gossip

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Not since the Civil War have these proverbially United States been so disunited. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Opponents of the Islamic Republic remain hopelessly disorganized and disunited. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026

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Americans are deeply divided and intensely polarized, with pessimism at or near a multidecade high.

— Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
In a world increasingly more divided than connected — where politics, algorithms and social media feuds sort us into tribes siloed by grievances — the World Cup still accomplishes something remarkably simple.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of divided

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Faster clinical brain imaging The new design removes one of the biggest bottlenecks in conventional computer architecture, where memory and processors are physically separated.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Instead, Hargitay learned at age 30 that her bio-dad was Italian entertainer Nelson Sardelli — Giovanna Sardelli’s father — with whom Mansfield had a brief relationship while separated from Mickey Hargitay in the early 1960s.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Definition of separated

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Violators get warning letters before fines are given, and ultimately, water may be disconnected.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
If your pet already has a microchip, make sure the information is up to date; sometimes, even pets with microchips can’t be identified because the phone number associated with them has been disconnected.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

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The result is uncommon room layouts like the tri-suite king room equipped with two twin-sized beds and a king bed split by a privacy divider that doubles as a playful art installation.

— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Cutright, who was not charged with murder, split from Devastating Pyrotechnics to form Blackstar Fireworks on the property in 2023.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

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