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unattached

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of unattached

1 not married

  • everyone was surprised when the unattached woman finally fell in love
Synonyms of unattached

single, unmarried, unwed
Words Related to unattached

fancy-free, footloose

marriageable, unpaired

divorced, separated
Near Antonyms of unattached

mated, paired

affianced, betrothed, committed, engaged, pledged, promised

remarried
Antonyms of unattached

attached, espoused, hitched, married, wedded (also wed)

2 not physically attached to another unit

  • preferred an unattached house to a townhome
Synonyms of unattached

detached, disconnected, discrete, free, freestanding, separate, single, unconnected
Words Related to unattached

independent, self-contained

individual, private
Near Antonyms of unattached

adjoining
Antonyms of unattached

attached, connected, joined, linked

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