disjunctively

Upper-Intermediate (B2)

IPA: /dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪvli/

KK: /dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪvli/

adverb

Definition

In a way that presents options or alternatives that are separate from each other.

Example

The options were presented disjunctively, allowing the participants to choose one or the other.

Conversation

I was thinking about our discussion yesterday.

Yeah, it was pretty interesting!

I just realized we approached the topic disjunctively without even noticing.

True! It made for a more dynamic conversation.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

alternatively

separately

distinctively

Antonyms

conjunctively

jointly

together

Root Explanation

Disjunctively → It is formed from "dis-" (meaning apart) and "junctus" (from the Latin "jungere", meaning to join). The word describes a manner of considering options that are separate or not joined together.

Memory Tip

Think of options that are 'apart' ('dis-') and 'joined' ('junctus') in a way that they are not connected — that's what disjunctively means.

Visually Confused Words

sejunctively

injunctively

adjunctively

subjunctively