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 project would add an attached 1,196-square-foot two-story accessory dwelling unit to an existing 1,997-square-foot one-story house at 305 Vista de la Playa and create a covered porch area. —Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026

Stop by the attached market to grab sandwiches, wine, and specialty items for later. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026

For one thing, the 35mm anamorphic (widescreen) film found in the vaults did not have an attached soundtrack, because the sound is recorded separately. —John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 16 Feb. 2026

Guthrie lives on nearly an acre, in a brown-brick, ranch-style house with an attached garage, a short gravel driveway, and desert landscaping. —Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 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