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Synonyms & Antonyms of detached
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
- a detached observer at company parties, taking it all in and saying very little
Synonyms for detached
- aloof,
- antisocial,
- asocial,
- buttoned-up,
- cold,
- cold-eyed,
- cool,
- distant,
- dry,
- frosty,
- offish,
- remote,
- standoff,
- standoffish,
- unbending,
- unclubbable,
- unsociable
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Near Antonyms for detached
- boon,
- clubbable
- (also clubable),
- clubby,
- companionable,
- convivial,
- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- gregarious,
- outgoing
Antonyms for detached
2
not physically attached to another unit
- a detached garage on the side of the house
Synonyms for detached
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Near Antonyms for detached
Antonyms for detached
detached
verbpast tense of detach
Synonyms & Antonyms of detached (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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.
Synonyms and Near Synonyms for detached
- broke up,
- decoupled,
- disassociated,
- disconnected,
- disjoined,
- disjointed,
- dissevered,
- dissociated,
- disunited,
- divided,
- divorced,
- parted,
- ramified,
- resolved,
- severed,
- split,
- sundered,
- uncoupled,
- unlinked,
- unyoked
Antonyms and Near Antonyms for detached
2
to avoid engaging with or participating in something
- They were reticent people, completely detached from social life.
Synonyms and Near Synonyms for detached
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The first known use of detached was circa 1706
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