Synonyms of detach

detach

verb

1

as in to remove

to take (something) away from or off of something else to which it is joined

Detach the lower portion of the invoice and send it back with your payment.

Related Words

• remove
• divide
• separate
• split
• resolve
• disconnect
• disassociate
• dissociate
• disengage
• sever
• decouple
• uncouple
• pull
• disentangle
• disjoin
• part
• disunite
• unlink
• dissever
• untie
• unfasten
• isolate
• ramify
• divorce
• unravel
• sunder
• segregate
• tear
• rend
• rip
• disjoint
• insulate
• break up
• rupture
• unyoke
• disassemble
• dissolve
• seclude
• disintegrate
• cut off
• decompose
• fracture
• rift
• dissect
• bifurcate
• rive
• subdivide
• partition
• fragment
• fractionate
• segment
• cleave
• bisect
• break
• quarter
• sequester
• dichotomize
• halve
• penetrate
• cut
• break down
• lacerate
• perforate
• trisect
• fractionalize
• incise
• slash
• slit
• puncture
• notch
• fragmentize
• fragmentate
• gash

Dissimilar Words

• combine
• connect
• assemble
• mix
• attach
• associate
• blend
• couple
• mingle
• bind
• close
• stick
• accumulate
• fasten
• join
• merge
• consolidate
• weld
• fuse
• knit
• fill
• unite
• link
• unify
• patch
• repair
• heal
• agglutinate
• sew
• cement
• seal
• plug
• mend
• stitch
• suture
• darn

2

as in to disengage

to avoid engaging with or participating in something

They were reticent people, completely detached from social life.

Related Words

• disengage
• disentangle
• withdraw
• flee
• pull away
• shrink
• fly
• recoil
• flinch
• chicken (out)
• abandon
• leave
• evacuate
• depart
• retreat
• vacate
• retire
• back down
• bow out
• recede
• climb down
• quit
• pull out
• backtrack
• fall back
• backpedal
• drop back
• back away
• go

Dissimilar Words

• confront
• face
• dare
• breast
• defy
• brave
• beard
• advance
• brazen
• outbrave

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of detach

And the fact that its recoil didn’t threaten to detach your retinas with each trigger pull was a big bonus. — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026

The toy’s fire hose port can come loose and detach, creating a choking hazard. — Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The bay facing the western shore of Newfoundland is the mouth—the gaping estuary—of the Saint Lawrence, Newfoundland on the chart detached and apparently drifting out to sea. — Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Anticipate those breaks, detach fully, and return to the office carrying and articulating one good feeling. — Harvard Business Review, 22 Sep. 2026