attached

adjective

at·​tached ə-ˈtacht 

1

: connected or joined to something

see the attached document

a house with an attached garage

2

: emotionally connected : having strong feelings of affection or connection

These are happy and well-adjusted children who are very attached to their adoptive family.

—Micky Duxbury

3

: permanently fixed when adult

attached barnacles

Synonyms of attached

• inclined
• fond
• affected
• partial

Examples of attached in a Sentence

Please fill out the attached application.

Please see the document attached.

The house has an attached garage.

We both became very attached to the cat.

Recent Examples on the Web

NorCal Extreme’s premiere offering is a 16-seater double-decker tri-toon boat with an attached waterslide coming off of the top level. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026

Keep attached garage doors tightly closed. —Ryan Brennan may 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026

Watch the moment the crash occurred in the attached video player. —Nick Lentz, CBS News, 17 May 2026

There’s also an attached two-car garage and additional parking for up to 12 more vehicles. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for attached

• unattached
• catched
• hatched
• latched
• matched
• patched
• scratched
• snatched
• tached
• thatched
• despatched
• detached