NYT Dictionary

UNCONNECTED

/ˈənkənɛktɪd/

Adjectiveun-con-NECT-edun-con-nect-ed · 4 syllablesGrade 4

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2022

Meaning

Not connected or joined.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English connected English unconnected From un- + connected.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

arbitrarybetwixt and betweenincoherentindependentirrelativeirrespectiveneither here nor thereself-standingseparateunallied

Antonyms

connected

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2022.