Synonyms of detaches

detaches

verb

present tense third-person singular of detach

1

as in removes

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

• removes
• divides
• separates
• splits
• resolves
• disconnects
• dissociates
• disassociates
• disengages
• decouples
• severs
• pulls
• uncouples
• unlinks
• unties
• disentangles
• parts
• unravels
• ramifies
• sunders
• unfastens
• divorces
• insulates
• segregates
• rips
• rends
• disunites
• disassembles
• disintegrates
• decomposes
• disjoins
• ruptures
• dissolves
• isolates
• sequesters
• secludes
• tears
• breaks up
• bifurcates
• dissects
• unyokes
• subdivides
• disjoints
• cleaves
• dissevers
• fractures
• bisects
• rives
• cuts off
• segments
• penetrates
• breaks
• rifts
• quarters
• fragments
• fractionates
• partitions
• perforates
• halves
• lacerates
• breaks down
• dichotomizes
• incises
• trisects
• cuts
• slashes
• punctures
• fractionalizes
• slits
• notches
• fragmentizes
• fragmentates
• gashes

Dissimilar Words

• combines
• connects
• assembles
• blends
• mixes
• associates
• mingles
• attaches
• binds
• couples
• closes
• accumulates
• fastens
• merges
• sticks
• joins
• consolidates
• unites
• fuses
• unifies
• fills
• welds
• repairs
• links
• knits
• cements
• heals
• agglutinates
• sews
• seals
• plugs
• mends
• stitches
• patches
• sutures
• darns

2

as in disengages

to avoid engaging with or participating in something

They were reticent people, completely detached from social life.

Related Words

• disengages
• withdraws
• flees
• recoils
• shrinks
• disentangles
• flies
• pulls away
• flinches
• departs
• chickens (out)
• abandons
• evacuates
• retires
• leaves
• vacates
• recedes
• retreats
• backtracks
• backs down
• climbs down
• quits
• bows out
• backpedals
• goes
• pulls out
• backs away
• falls back
• drops back

Dissimilar Words

• confronts
• dares
• defies
• faces
• breasts
• braves
• advances
• brazens
• outbraves
• beards

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of detaches

Plus, the magnetic back plate detaches, letting gamers prop the controller and play wirelessly, like a Nintendo Switch. — Jessica Sager, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Nepali officials have said the floods were likely unleashed by a glacial collapse, which is when a large piece of ice, rock and debris suddenly detaches from a glacier on a mountain. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026

Protium detaches first at low temperatures, followed by deuterium, while tritium holds on the longest and requires the highest heat to release. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

Writing detaches the message from the messenger, allowing for a more dispassionate spread of information than was possible in oral societies. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

In all three cases, the light-saber-like lighting unit itself quickly attaches/detaches to and from a bayonet mount at the rear end of the main bracket. — Ben Coxworth may 15, New Atlas, 15 May 2026

This triple-zip compartment crossbody features an adjustable strap that detaches to turn your bag into a clutch. — Tory Johnson, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026

The hand then detaches from the arm and scurries forward towards a bannana, flips it upward and secures it on its backside using a single finger. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026

Entire landscapes are molded to convey a vision of artistic substance that detaches viewers from their outside worlds. — Malik Peay, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025