disjoint
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Definition of disjoint
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disjoint
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Synonyms & Antonyms for disjoint
Synonyms: Verb
break up, decouple, disassociate, disconnect, disjoin, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, part, ramify, resolve, separate, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyoke
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of disjoint in a Sentence
Verb
disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying the author deliberately disjoints his narrative in favor of a more impressionistic account of the warRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The products live in almost totally disjoint worlds. — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, "The Worldâs Most Powerful Women: June 29," 16 Nov. 2006Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The Americans were faster and more insistent to the ball, leaving their French players often disjointed in their passing and unnerved at times by the ferocious play of their opponents. — JerĂ© Longman, New York Times, "How Megan Rapinoe and the U.S. Beat France at the World Cup," 28 June 2019 Dickson said Handy did a good job given the limitations of the airportâs layout, which is disjointed because parts of the facility were built at different times. — Randy Diamond, ExpressNews.com, "Airport Director Russ Handy to depart as future of San Antonio airport is decided," 6 Aug. 2019 Hoganâs six-play set was disjointed: Incompletion under pressure (DT Zach Kerr pushed back RG Don Barclay), screen pass, drop by Dunbar, rushing, throwaway and incompletion. — Ryan O'halloran, The Denver Post, "Broncos training camp rewind, Day 3: Four interceptions by defense," 20 July 2019 The Trump Administrationâs approach to Iran has been disjointed in its own right. — John Walcott, Time, "Trump Suggests Iran Mistakenly Shot Down a U.S. Drone. Iran Says It Was Very Much on Purpose," 20 June 2019 United was disjointed in the first half and trailed 1-0. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, "Minnesota United loses third straight game, 1-0 to Colorado Rapids," 8 June 2019 But recoveries have been disjointed, with Germany leading the way and Italy lagging behind. — Brian Blackstone, WSJ, "What Does $3 Trillion Buy in Europe? Higher Inflation, Uneven Growth," 13 Dec. 2018 DĂ©racinĂ©âs story is purposefully disjointed and occasionally disorienting, regularly jumping back and forth in time. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, "DĂ©racinĂ© is a short, somber VR story from the creators of Dark Souls," 6 Nov. 2018 To be honest, the global kum-bay-a feels disjointed in First Man, just as a chest-thumping, flag-waving ending would have been. — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, "âFirst Manâ Is a Film About Failure," 4 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disjoint.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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