DECOUPLED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

decoupled

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past tense of decouple

as in divided

to set or force apart to have a fruitful discussion, we need to decouple fact from opinion

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Recent Examples of decoupled The mindset recalibration that used to accompany the first mortgage and the first kid now arrives on its own schedule, decoupled from the milestones that used to produce it automatically. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026 To date, almost all states have maintained their previous mandates or otherwise decoupled their policies from the federal recommendations. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 What gets lost in the chip-count debate is that training and inference are decoupled. — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The key innovation is that these components can be decoupled from one another. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 28 June 2026 The main advantage here is the driver's physical action is decoupled from the wheels, so there's more precise control in the way braking pressure is applied, and the driver gets more consistent feedback. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 May 2026 In the last 40 years, tuition has more than tripled, far outpacing inflation and completely decoupled from student outcomes. — Michael Carbonara, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026 Islands are decoupled from each other, and synchronizing knowledge between them happens once in a while. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2026 As American work habits become decoupled from traditional mealtimes, people want to eat in a way that’s convenient for that new paradigm, Portalatin said. — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026

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For example, peonies, irises, daffodils, and astilbes are best divided in the fall, while perennials like sedum, asters, coneflower, lilies, and black-eyed Susans are best divided in the spring.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
Like the big men on Friday, this list is divided into seven different tiers.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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And, often, the material is so technical that it is disconnected from real-world use, leading to even less engagement and retention.

— Jason Corso, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Media already selected for AI training may remain in Google's training systems after it has been disconnected from your account.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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