Synonyms of attached

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adjective

ə-ˈtacht 

as in inclined

having a liking or affection

was rather attached to her old stuffed animals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inclined
• fond
• affected
• partial
• gone (on)
• big on
• eager
• mad (about)
• enamored
• enthusiastic
• excited
• enraptured
• crazy (about or over)
• infatuated
• desirous
• keen
• nuts (about)
• gung ho

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• allergic
• averse
• indifferent
• cool
• uninterested
• apathetic
• hostile
• contemptuous
• scornful
• disdainful
• antagonistic
• disinclined
• alienated
• disaffected
• disenchanted
• antipathetic
• estranged

attached

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verb

past tense of attach

1

as in affixed

to cause (something) to hold to another

you can attach the buttons to the puppet with fabric glue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affixed
• tied
• glued
• connected
• fastened
• clipped
• linked
• strapped
• fixed
• adhered
• bent
• pinned
• stuck
• clamped
• tacked
• stapled
• screwed
• harnessed
• pasted
• clasped
• riveted
• latched
• hung
• tackled
• clenched
• lashed
• nailed
• cinched
• shackled
• clinched
• bolted
• plastered
• yoked
• joined
• laced
• united
• reattached
• toggled
• hasped
• coapted
• refastened
• resecured
• buttoned
• reaffixed
• refixed
• battened
• belayed
• did up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detached
• divided
• separated
• unhooked
• severed
• unfastened
• disconnected
• split
• divorced
• dissociated
• undid
• parted
• uncoupled
• broke up
• disjoined
• sundered
• dissevered
• loosened
• disjointed
• disunited
• loosed
• unlinked
• untied
• unyoked
• unbound
• unlashed
• unfixed

2

as in appointed

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty

attached the colonel to the new regiment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appointed
• nominated
• assigned
• named
• constituted
• designated
• commissioned
• placed
• detailed
• authorized
• delegated
• created
• inducted
• installed
• elected
• chose
• selected
• instituted
• ordained
• crowned
• consecrated
• inaugurated
• anointed
• destined
• deputed
• deputized
• invested
• made
• drafted
• enthroned
• instated
• voted (in)
• singled (out)
• throned
• handpicked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissed
• discharged
• fired
• expelled
• removed
• displaced
• ejected
• deposed
• threw out
• evicted
• dethroned
• ousted
• unseated
• overthrew
• blackballed
• unmade
• uncrowned

3

as in confiscated

to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority

attached the house for nonpayment of property taxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confiscated
• sequestered
• expropriated
• seized
• usurped
• appropriated
• preempted
• garnisheed
• commandeered
• arrogated
• took over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rendered
• released
• delivered
• yielded
• surrendered
• turned over
• forfeited
• gave up
• relinquished
• ceded
• handed over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attached

Adjective

Simply cut a healthy leaf with 1 to 2 inches of attached stem off the parent plant, making the stem cut at a 45-degree angle. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2026

Reputation risk asks what assumptions, statements or future behavior of that influencer could become attached to the company. — Sindhu Bhaskar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Verb

The wagon would roll along fine for five or six feet, but then the wheels attached to the motors would brake, drag along the ground, and then release after a second or two. — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

László Nemes, the Oscar-winning director of Son of Saul, is attached to co-write and direct Sickert, a historical thriller series set in the world of Jack the Ripper. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026