Antonyms of verb disconnect

1 of 2 senses of disconnect

Sense 2
disconnect -- (make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten)
       Antonym 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")

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

2 senses of disconnect

Sense 1
unplug, disconnect -- (pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable; "unplug the hair dryer after using it")
       => undo -- (cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions")

Sense 2
disconnect -- (make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten)
       => separate, disunite, divide, part -- (force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea")

Antonyms of adj disconnected

5 senses of disconnected

Sense 1
staccato (vs. legato), disconnected -- ((music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes")


Sense 2
disconnected, disunited, fragmented, split -- (having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group")

INDIRECT (VIA divided) -> united -- (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front")

Sense 3
abrupt, disconnected -- (marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose")

INDIRECT (VIA staccato) -> legato, smooth -- ((music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage")

Sense 4
disconnected -- (not plugged in or connected to a power source; "the iron is disconnected")

INDIRECT (VIA off) -> on -- (in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position")

Sense 5
confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected -- (lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts")

INDIRECT (VIA incoherent) -> coherent, consistent, logical, ordered -- (marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument")

Similarity of adj disconnected

5 senses of disconnected

Sense 1
staccato (vs. legato), disconnected -- ((music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes")
       => abrupt, disconnected -- (marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose")

Sense 2
disconnected, disunited, fragmented, split -- (having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group")
       => divided (vs. united) -- (separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided")

Sense 3
abrupt, disconnected -- (marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose")
       => staccato (vs. legato), disconnected -- ((music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes")

Sense 4
disconnected -- (not plugged in or connected to a power source; "the iron is disconnected")
       => off (vs. on) -- (not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off")

Sense 5
confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected -- (lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts")
       => incoherent (vs. coherent) -- (without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation")

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