adjective. Not linked or connected; separate.

What does unlinked mean?

: not belonging to the same genetic linkage group unlinked genes.

Is the word linked an adjective?

Linked, as an adjective, describes things that are connected either physically or mentally. Linked train cars are attached to one another. Two ideas that follow one another in a logical chain can also said to be linked — swimming and getting wet are inexorably linked.