DETACHMENT Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

detachment

noun

di-ˈtach-mənt

as in objectivity

lack of favoritism toward one side or another the judge showed commendable detachment when deciding the controversial case

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as in patrol

a small military unit with a special task or function the general sent a detachment ahead to scout the enemy's position

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as in coldness

the absence of emotional involvement his detachment allowed him a clearer perspective on the child custody case

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Recent Examples of detachment How to practice detachment in relationships Don’t rearrange your life. —

Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 Mar. 2026 This detachment is especially troubling when civilian casualties are at stake. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026 Still, when my plane’s turn came, the takeoff was as exhilarating as ever—the low rumble and rising thrum, the smooth detachment and sudden lift, and then the surge through clouds into a piercing blue sky. —

Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 Unlike Emma, who dated seldom and with a scientist’s detachment, Nat had a way of truly believing every time that at last, this one was true love. —

Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for detachment

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Noun

But objectivity is the opposite of Hegseth’s intent.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
This acknowledgment of reader subjectivity is in the spirit of Sloan’s work, in contrast to the traditional critic’s standpoint of an objectivity that has never really existed, that often only serves to obscure whiteness, masculinity, and wealth.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026