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COUPLING Antonyms

There are 13 antonyms of the word coupling. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For COUPLING

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releasing
verbv
adjective satellite

• emotionally purging (of e.g. art)

unfastening
verb, nounv, n
noun

• loosening the ties that fasten something

untying
verbv
noun

• loosening the ties that fasten something

decoupling
verb, nounv, n
verb

• disconnect or separate

• regard as unconnected

• eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive)

• reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)

detaching
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• cause to become detached or separated; take off

• separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment

• come to be detached

disconnecting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

verb

• pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable

• make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

disengaging
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

• free or remove obstruction from

• become free

separating
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• independent; not united or joint

noun

• a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

• a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

adjective satellite

• standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

• separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

• have the connection undone; having become separate

verb

• act as a barrier between; stand between

• force, take, or pull apart

• mark as different

• separate into parts or portions

• divide into components or constituents

• arrange or order by classes or categories

• make a division or separation

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• go one's own way; move apart

• become separated into pieces or fragments

• treat differently on the basis of sex or race

• move or break apart

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

uncoupling
verb, nounv, n
verb

• disconnect or separate

unhooking
verbv
verb

• take off a hook

untethering
verb, nounv, n
verb

• To undo by removing a tether.

cohesion
nounn
noun

• the state of cohering or sticking together

• (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)

• (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid

• (linguistics) the grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds a text together and gives it meaning.

uncouple
verbv
verb

• disconnect or separate

Alternatives for RELEASING

Alternatives for UNFASTENING

Alternatives for UNTYING

Alternatives for DECOUPLING

Alternatives for DETACHING

Alternatives for DISCONNECTING

Alternatives for DISENGAGING

Alternatives for SEPARATING

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