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

• 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 heater is easy to move around your yard thanks to the attached wheels on the bottom. —Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025

Also on the grounds are storage, wood, and garden sheds, as well as an attached one-car garage. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025

Trees with attached root ball displacements were noted, including one where the original location could not be determined. —Doyle Rice, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025

Ed, meanwhile, only grew more attached to his mother with age. —Andrew McGowan, Variety, 3 Oct. 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