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

The house and attached parcels, off Highway 49 East near Springfield, went into foreclosure May 14 after Historic Beeches defaulted on a more than $4 million loan to Apex Bank in March, the records show. —Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Nov. 2025

Liz, who comes from a farming family in Walpole, admires them, reads the attached note and thanks the group. —Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025

There’s also an attached two-car garage out front. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2025

An attached two-car garage rounds out the home’s exterior perks. —Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 17 Nov. 2025

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