disjointed

[dis-join-tid] / dɪsˈdʒɔɪn tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

loose, disconnected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confused incoherent jumbled rambling

STRONG

cool disordered displaced disunited divided muddled separated split

WEAK

aimless discontinuous far-out fitful fuzzy inchoate incohesive irrational out of it out to lunch spaced-out spacey spasmodic unattached unconnected unorganized

Antonyms

WEAK

coherent connected contiguous jointed ordered united

Example Sentences

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Harvey Barnes: The game became disjointed with so many changes and Barnes did not get a chance to show why he has been recalled to the national team.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

To evoke the fractured psyche of the characters, Morrison’s narratives are highly disjointed, switching among different points of view and time periods with only the slimmest semantic clues offered for orientation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

This disjointed display was the least impressive of his brief reign, but Carrick will take heart from the way his players refused to accept defeat.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

But our disjointed, patchwork healthcare-payment system is impossible to understand and out of control.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

Through these dazed, disjointed weeks Simms nagged his footsteps constantly.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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