The difference between Incommunicado and Off the grid
When used as adverbs, incommunicado means in a manner in which communication with outsiders is not possible, for either voluntary or involuntary reasons, especially due to confinement or reclusiveness, whereas off the grid means in or into a situation or place in which electricity from the public electricity system is not used.
When used as adjectives, incommunicado means in a state or condition in which one is unable or unwilling to communicate, whereas off the grid means not using electricity from the public electrical supply system.
check bellow for the other definitions of Incommunicado and Off the grid
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Incommunicado as an adjective:
In a state or condition in which one is unable or unwilling to communicate.
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Incommunicado as an adverb:
In a manner in which communication with outsiders is not possible, for either voluntary or involuntary reasons, especially due to confinement or reclusiveness.
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Off the grid as an adjective (of a home, business, or the occupants thereof):
Not using electricity from the public electrical supply system.
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Off the grid as an adjective:
Not connected to a publicly available communication system, such as the world-wide web or a mobile telephone network.
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Off the grid as an adjective (idiomatic):
Isolated; in a remote location; in seclusion; not participating in some official process or system.
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Off the grid as an adverb:
In or into a situation or place in which electricity from the public electricity system is not used.
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Off the grid as an adverb (idiomatic):
In or into a clandestine or isolated situation or place, especially one in which public communication is curtailed.
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Off the grid as an adverb (idiomatic):
Secretly; in a clandestine manner.