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

Upon passing through a deep portico entryway abutting an attached two-car garage, a vaulted reception gallery sits beneath a prominent glass atrium. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026 Dragon will stay attached to the ISS for about a month, then head back down to Earth with scientific experiments and other hardware. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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Nearly 700 pieces of the recovered mail concerned a local race between two candidates, an Office of Inspector General special agent wrote in an affidavit attached to the criminal complaint. — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026 Over the following weekend, 14 titles, most of them theatrical features, screened at three Ikebukuro cinemas, with cast and crew talk sessions attached to four of them. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for attached

Recent Examples of Synonyms for attached

Adjective

Younger and middle-aged elites are also less inclined to put up with the careers and sacrifices the state has historically presented as honorable.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
There’s a performance aspect to reality television, to people who are politically inclined.

— Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of inclined

Verb

The bag also features spiked accents and a pouch affixed to the side.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Under a rerouting plan, original power lines were moved north, erected next to existing infrastructure, or affixed with visual warning systems or bird diverters.

— Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of affixed

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And many of those were initially appointed to the board by Johnson, who stridently supported Dominguez for president.

— David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Paul appointed and elevated bishops who shared a vision that the church could help empower the poor and alleviate oppression.

— Eben Levey, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of appointed

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Worth Girvan and Gaspar were virtually tied on election night Tuesday, but on Thursday Worth Girvan began pulling ahead as more mail-in ballots were counted.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Wear them around your neck, in your hair, or simply tied onto the handle of your bag.

— Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of tied

Verb

Trump later nominated her to be associate attorney general, the third-highest ranking Justice Department job.

— GARY FIELDS, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Following its release in 1967, the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including best actor for Hoffman and best actress for Anne Bancroft, and ultimately earned Nichols a statue for best director.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of nominated

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Identifying red blood cells in dinosaurs The fossil is a partial hind limb of Aratasaurus museunacionali, a theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
With more cars equipped with partial automation hitting the road, safety researchers are growing increasingly worried about driver attention and the potential for these systems to cause crashes.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026