detached

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/dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/ English

Definitions

verb

To take apart from; to take off.“to detach the tag from a newly purchased garment”
To separate for a special object or use.“to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment”
To come off something.“Now that the zipper has detached, my winter coat won't keep me very warm.”

adjective

Not physically attached; separated from something it could connect to.
Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.

Related words

Synonyms

fall off allocate earmark disengage unfasten separate separated isolated freestanding unconcerned unfixed free unconnected uninvolved semidetached degage set-apart estranged

Antonyms

Associated

retina terraced mole convoy escort reinforce kitchen spine flats houses duty homes

Rhymes

attached unmatched snatched unattached dispatched mismatched thatched matched catched latched

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