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

• affected
• fond
• inclined
• 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

Shores home plan to be reviewed without public hearing An application filed with the city of San Diego to build a new two-story, 2,484-square-foot house with an attached 636-square-foot garage at 7951 Paseo del Ocaso in La Jolla Shores will be reviewed without a public hearing. —Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025

The hope is that Canelo-Crawford and the attached undercard will live up to the hype. —Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025

The actress looked stunning on the red carpet, twirling in the floor-length dress, which featured a corset-style bodice with geometric cutouts and a whimsical skirt with an attached train. —Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2025

An attached distillery produced vodka and gin for the bar program, and a Sacramento International Airport outpost operated by High Flying Foods is expected to open in November. —Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 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