UNASSOCIATED Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

unassociated

adjective

Definition of unassociated

as in unrelated

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Recent Examples of unassociated As a result, when an individual provided an email address not previously associated with the account, the system incorrectly sent a password reset link to that unassociated email rather than rejecting the request. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 June 2026 Those claims already stretched the limits of seriousness and legality, targeting splinter groups – at best – and other bad actors completely unassociated with Al Qaeda at worst. — Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025 City officials became aware of the fraud on March 13 after a second payment approved for a city vendor was diverted to an unassociated bank account. — Danny Tow, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2025 Denver Police said the shooting in the 2000 Block of Market Street — which is believed to be unassociated with the Nuggets celebrations — resulted in 10 total victims. — Landon Mion, Fox News, 13 June 2023 But the stone was so ancient, there was no way to really tell who was buried in the section of single graves unassociated with larger, family plots. — Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023 Hailing one of the city’s gypsy cabs —unmarked, unlicensed cars often driven by people unassociated with any company — seemed like my best bet. — Marina Krakovsky, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unassociated

unrelated

Adjective

That will be followed by a summer break, unrelated to the disaster, and production will be down through the end of the month.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
At an unrelated news conference on Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson declared the weekend a success, mess or not.

— Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

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