attached

1 of 2

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

attached

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of attach

Synonyms of attached

Adjective

• inclined
• fond
• affected
• partial

Examples of attached in a Sentence

Adjective

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

Adjective

The nearly half-acre lot includes a deck with a hot tub and a patio above the attached garage. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026

Interior amenities include a movie theater, a game room with a wet bar, an office with a fireplace, an attached guest suite, and a lavish primary suite with dual dressing rooms, a sizable seating area, and a private balcony. — Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026

Simply cut a healthy leaf with 1 to 2 inches of attached stem off the parent plant, making the stem cut at a 45-degree angle. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2026

Reputation risk asks what assumptions, statements or future behavior of that influencer could become attached to the company. — Sindhu Bhaskar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1734, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for attached

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