DISJOINTEDLY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

disjointedly

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Recent Examples of disjointedly The game ran poorly, crashed regularly, looked unremarkable, and drove disjointedly. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 25 Mar. 2026

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Adverb

Martin Filler The Met’s new Tristan und Isolde was a vocal triumph for Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres, but Yuval Sharon’s staging only fitfully captured the essence of Wagner’s masterpiece.

— The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
That’s Duncan’s dilemma from the very beginning of this fitfully hilarious episode of The Audacity.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2026

Definition of fitfully

Adverb

Roosevelt lived and ranched in North Dakota intermittently for about two years after the deaths of his wife and mother on the same day in 1884.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Rosana Rodriguez, 33rd, whose office is in contact with Martinez-Sifontes’ family, said Albany Park has recently seen fewer ICE encounters than during earlier phases of Operation Midway Blitz, but said enforcement activity still surfaces intermittently.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

Definition of intermittently

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When alerts start to fluctuate unpredictably or systems require constant recalibration, teams often lose trust quickly.

— Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Although flu seasons can vary in disease severity, the virus mutates so unpredictably that pandemic flu seasons – like those in 1918, 1957, 1968 and 2009 – are a recurring possibility.

— Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 24 June 2026

Definition of unpredictably

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Psychologists Elaine Hatfield, John Cacioppo and Richard Rapson described a process called emotional contagion, in which emotional states are unconsciously transmitted between people.

— James Davis, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
When ear met in 2024 at transfer student orientation at Bard, both were emerging from their own antisocial caves, unconsciously looking for their other half.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026

Definition of unconsciously

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But the ball unintentionally touched multiple players before, and a slight head touch led to the ruling.

— Alex Connor, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The organization says roughly half of those deaths occur after a parent or caregiver unintentionally leaves a child inside a vehicle.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of unintentionally

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The article identifies five common phrases leaders use that inadvertently damage morale.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The company is worried that outputs from rival models could inadvertently seep into its own training data, a practice known as distillation that may violate Claude and Codex usage agreements.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Definition of inadvertently

Adverb

But Balogun may have unwittingly played a role in the team’s demise as well.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Storied actor Judd Hirsch played Daniel’s lovably neurotic father, who finds himself unwittingly along for the top-secret ride.

— Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Definition of unwittingly

Adverb

Miners flooded the dusty flats surrounding this area after three Irish prospectors, who had immigrated to Australia in the hopes of making their fortunes, accidentally stumbled across gold while looking for water in 1893.

— Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Iraq, Canada, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Qatar, Saudi Arabia After accidentally cursing President Saddam Hussein on stage, theater actor Salem convinces a military court of his insanity to escape a death sentence.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 July 2026

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