DISENGAGED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of disengaged

as in untied

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verb

past tense of disengage

as in freed

to set free from entanglement or difficulty sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation

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Recent Examples of disengaged

Adjective

From there, Blair conceived Mark Southard and Davis Hench, two wildly different, aging slackers who are tasked with driving teenage scion Sheridan Kimberly to rehab on behalf of his disengaged billionaire parents. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026 Decisions were slow, leaders were disengaged and senior executives were frustrated that no one seemed willing to take ownership. — Byleonie H. Mattison, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

Joseph said Levovitz is trying to sell the property and has disengaged with the tenants’ union after previously agreeing to make repairs last month. — Dylan Lysen july 11, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026 Far from being disengaged from the city’s fiscal challenges, residents demonstrated a clear understanding of the seriousness of this issue to the future of Chicago. — Karen Freeman-Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for disengaged

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengaged

Adjective

While Salomon sneakers are, in part, known for their shoelaces that never come untied, this pair doesn’t have any at all.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Grandaddy, unbeaten and untied and still heavyweight champion of the college football world.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026

Definition of untied

Verb

But Inuma said his family still does not feel safe and fears what could happen if those convicted were eventually freed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Firefighters eventually freed the bear, which escaped into nearby Pike National Forest before wildlife officials could relocate it.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of freed

Adjective

When everyone assumes someone else is responsible for the conversation, important conversational work often goes undone.

— Alison Wood Brooks, Harvard Business Review, 17 Aug. 2026
Her undone bob features slightly choppy ends and waves from the root that fall effortlessly halfway down.

— Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of undone

Verb

The capital of Luxembourg was liberated on September 10, 1944, but Grand Duchess Charlotte was able to return home a few months later, on April 14, 1945.

— Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Julie Klausner would like comedy liberated from the phone and returned to the sitcom.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of liberated

Adjective

The car's entire battery pack, which weighs about 1,100 pounds, or about as much as a grand piano, is unbolted and whisked away, underground.

— John Ruwitch, NPR, 18 Apr. 2026
In May, a fisherman fell into the water and drowned after the seat on his bass boat became unbolted.

— Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024

Definition of unbolted

Verb

Evidence on price caps Researchers found that after two years under the price limit, Oregon saved over $107 million and outpatient prices per procedure fell by 25%.

— Alex Olgin, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
Overall, more than 250 million people globally received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, while COVID vaccinations as a whole are estimated to have saved at least 14 million lives in the first year of their rollout alone.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of saved

Adjective

On Friday, Davide Ancelotti, Lille’s head coach, confirmed Fernandez-Pardo, who had made clear his desire to leave, would not train with the squad until after Tuesday’s transfer deadline.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Kayley and Nathan’s efforts are intercut with Kasandra opening her birthday present from Jeff (whose airways are now totally clear), a $100,000 diamond necklace.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of clear

Verb

Systems have to be disentangled, employees moved, contracts rewritten, and corporate functions recreated.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
To pretend that a cover is merely incidental is to ignore how much of literature is extraliterary, as if consciousness can be easily disentangled from the body.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of disentangled

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