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untogether

Syllables: un·to·geth·er/ˌʌntəˈɡɛðə/US/ˌʌntəˈɡɛðəɹ/

untogether adjective: not cohesive or united; disunited, disparate, separated; also, not coordinated; uncoordinated.

Adjective

untogether (comparative more untogether, superlative most untogether)

  1. Not cohesive or united; disunited, disparate, separated; also, not coordinated; uncoordinated.
  2. (informal) Of a person or their behaviour: not composed; disorganized, sloppy.
    • This here little Sister name Mae was most definitely untogether.2005, H. D. Adamson, Language Minority Students in American Schools
    • […] Works, which will assist these backward, untogether niggers [sic] in getting themselves together.2006, John Kevin Young, Black Writers, White Publishers
  3. (informal) Of a situation: not under control; chaotic, disorganized.

Adverb

untogether (comparative more untogether, superlative most untogether)

  1. In a disorderly manner; apart.
    • Just as Hinckle terms the dispersed text of Jes Grew “Untogether,” [...]2006, John Kevin Young, Black Writers, White Publishers

Noun

untogether (uncountable)

  1. That which is not together.
    • We characterize the together, or the untogether based on it, as a rum. The untogether belonging to such a mode of the together, lacking as something outstanding, can, however, by no means ontologically define the not-yet that belongs to Da-sein as its possible death.2007, Gordon Marino, Basic Writings of Existentialism

Synonyms of untogether

Forms of untogether

Adjective
comparativemore untogether
superlativemost untogether
Adverb
comparativemore untogether
superlativemost untogether

Origin of untogether

The adjective and adverb are derived from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + together. The noun is probably derived from the adjective.

Words formed from untogether

Words that rhyme with untogether

Questions about untogether

What does untogether mean?
Untogether means not cohesive or united; disunited, disparate, separated; also, not coordinated; uncoordinated.
What part of speech is untogether?
Untogether can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.
How do you pronounce untogether?
Untogether is pronounced /ˌʌntəˈɡɛðə/ (UK).

Words near untogether in the dictionary

  1. untoadlike
  2. untoadying
  3. untoasted
  4. untoed
  5. untogaed
  6. untogether
  7. untogetherness
  8. untoggle
  9. untoggled
  10. untoggles
  11. untoggling

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