Main entry: staccato, disconnected
Definition: (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
Usage: staccato applause; a staccato command; staccato notes
Main entry: disconnected
Definition: not plugged in or connected to a power source
Usage: the iron is disconnected
Antonyms: on
Definition: in operation or operational
Antonyms: on
Definition: (of events) planned or scheduled
Main entry: illogical, scattered, garbled, unconnected, confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered
Definition: lacking orderly continuity
Usage: a confused set of instructions; a confused dream about the end of the world; disconnected fragments of a story; scattered thoughts
Antonyms: coherent
Definition: (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation
Antonyms: ordered, logical, consistent, coherent
Definition: marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
Main entry: disconnected, disunited, split, fragmented
Definition: having been divided; having the unity destroyed
Usage: Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces-Samuel Lubell; a league of disunited nations- E.B.White; a fragmented coalition; a split group
Antonyms: united
Definition: characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
Main entry: disconnected, abrupt
Definition: marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
Usage: abrupt prose
Definition: (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
Antonyms: legato
Definition: connecting the notes; in music