discrete

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of DISCRETE

not physically attached to another unit <several discrete sections to this vast medical complex, including a college of pharmacology and a research center>

Synonyms detached, disconnected, discrete, free, freestanding, single, unattached, unconnected

Related Words independent, self-contained; individual, private

Near Antonyms adjoining

Antonyms attached, connected, joined, linked

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