Antonyms of verb connect

1 of 11 senses of connect

Sense 1
connect, link, tie, link up -- (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms")
       Antonym of disconnect (Sense 2)
      => disconnect -- (make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb connect

11 senses of connect

Sense 1
connect, link, tie, link up -- (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms")

Sense 2
associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect -- (make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all")
       => think, cogitate, cerebrate -- (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere")

Sense 3
connect, link, link up, join, unite -- (be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport")

Sense 4
connect -- (join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area")
       => join, bring together -- (cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together")

Sense 5
connect -- (land on or hit solidly; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out")
       => hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with -- (hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow")

Sense 6
connect -- (join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?")
       => join, bring together -- (cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together")

Sense 7
connect -- (be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation; "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours")
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

Sense 8
connect -- (establish a rapport or relationship; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty")
       => relate -- (have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers")

Sense 9
get in touch, touch base, connect -- (establish communication with someone; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?")
       => interact -- (act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues")

Sense 10
plug in, plug into, connect -- (plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight")
       => insert, infix, enter, introduce -- (put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text")

Sense 11
connect -- (hit or play a ball successfully; "The batter connected for a home run")
       => hit -- (cause to move by striking; "hit a ball")