unattached

adjective

un·at·tached | \ ˌən-ə-ˈtacht

Definition of unattached

1a : not assigned or committed (as to a particular task, organization, or person) especially : not married or engaged

b : not seized as security for a legal judgment

2 : not joined or united unattached buildings

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Synonyms & Antonyms for unattached

Synonyms

single, unmarried, unwed

Antonyms

attached, espoused, hitched, married, wedded (also wed)

Examples of unattached in a Sentence

My brother is currently unattached. everyone was surprised when the unattached woman finally fell in love

Recent Examples on the Web

If the couple has a lot of single friends, invite them to attend unattached and all the friends can mingle together. — Myka Meier, Harper's BAZAAR, "All Your Wedding Etiquette Questions Asked & Answered," 31 Oct. 2018 Within a day Joe and Kathleen are unattached and ready to spend their lives together. — Susanna Fogel, Glamour, "This Is What You’ve Got Mail Would Look Like 20 Years Later," 20 Dec. 2018 The Spaniard is currently unattached after leaving Barcelona at the end of last season and is preferred over the likes of Max Allegri and Diego Simeone who both have two years to run on their respective deals at Juventus and Atletico Madrid. — SI.com, "Chelsea Place Former Barca Boss Luis Enrique at the Top of Their Shortlist to Replace Antonio Conte," 28 Jan. 2018 Kaity Cummings of Houston Baptist and Karen Miyamoto from Washington, playing unattached, tied for individual honors with a 2-under 214 while Gonzaga’s Quynn Duong was third at 217. — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, "Thunderbirds need Nolan Volcan’s second goal to beat Tri-City 5-4 in WHL action," 16 Oct. 2018 Between Sunday and Monday, two bicycles were stolen from frat houses; one from an unattached garage behind Delta Tau Delta at 416 Beacon St., and another from the basement storage area of Sigma Chi at 532 Beacon St., MIT Police said. — J.d. Capelouto, BostonGlobe.com, "2 arrested following series of burglaries at MIT fraternity houses," 13 July 2018 Kids still played there occasionally, but there were unattached wooden boards littering the bleachers and random furniture scattered throughout the place. — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "An Indiana gym gem: Restoration of Pleasantville gym a pleasant surprise," 12 July 2018 Astronomers say the comet may well have been wandering through our Milky Way galaxy, unattached to any star system, for hundreds of millions of years before its chance encounter with our own solar system. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, "Weird visitor from outer space – 'Oumuamua – was a comet after all," 27 June 2018 What sounded like a loose bolt rolling back and forth behind the dashboard turned out to be a loose bolt that had become unattached from the left sun visor. — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, "Are 2 snow tires enough on RWD car?," 23 Oct. 2017

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