ATTACHED Synonyms: 185 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ə-ˈtacht

Definition of attached

as in inclined

having a liking or affection was rather attached to her old stuffed animals

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verb

past tense of attach

as in affixed

to cause (something) to hold to another you can attach the buttons to the puppet with fabric glue

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as in appointed

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty attached the colonel to the new regiment

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as in confiscated

to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority attached the house for nonpayment of property taxes

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Recent Examples of attached

Adjective

Plants would also have to be cleared from within 2 feet of windows, doors and vents, and from within 5 feet of attached decks and similar features. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 The property includes a deck, an attached garage, native landscaping, and access to hiking, dining, and shopping. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026

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For Coburn, the documentary is also an opportunity to challenge the simplified narratives often attached to Du Bois. — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 These are usually pins and screws attached to the body to keep the bone in place, per the Cleveland Clinic. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for attached

Recent Examples of Synonyms for attached

Adjective

If consumers are inclined to believe a company behaved badly, the distinction between firing and non-renewal disappears.

— Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Alice and Gemma really don’t seem to get along, and neither seems inclined to back down from their hostile postures.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of inclined

Verb

Rounding out her ensemble, Camilla stepped into a pair of beige Eliot Zed heels affixed with buckle accents and short heels.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2026
That’s very different than today, where most packages are uniform, filled, and then bin and lot numbers are affixed afterward.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of affixed

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In 2023, at age 38, he had been appointed to a professorship in sociology of education at the University of Cambridge, becoming the youngest Black professor in the institution’s 800-year history.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Glasner sought the advice of former Forest midfielder Andy Reid — who has been appointed as the head of football development this summer — to ask which of the young players were ready to be involved in Portugal.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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The order also noted that $160 that had been confiscated in the arrest would be forfeited to MVHTTF, which appears to stand for the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Human rights organizations and medical volunteers have said that among the items being confiscated are incubators, ventilators and antibiotics.

— Leila Fadel, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of confiscated

Adjective

August's partial lunar eclipse will occur as Earth passes directly between the sun and moon during the full moon phase — an imperfect alignment that will see our planet's intense inner shadow cover 96% of the visible face of our natural satellite.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026
The restrictions pertain to parking lanes, curb lanes, and partial travel lanes to assist with the buildout and breakdown of the event, according to a city news release.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026