1
as in unmarried
not married
everyone was surprised when the unattached woman finally fell in love
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as in single
not physically attached to another unit
preferred an unattached house to a townhome
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Recent Examples of unattached
By contrast, Maia’s boyfriend, Dylan (Josh Hutcherson), a grade-school Spanish teacher, is the only person in her life unattached to the entertainment industry.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Now Danny Rohl — unattached after quitting Sheffield Wednesday — has dropped out of contention too.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Pheelz has a way of using unattached vocals to enhance his baseline production that provides additional melody — even to someone like Fireboy who seems to ooze ear worm vocal hooks.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Schreiner's lawsuit claimed the athlete attempted to participate in the women's 200-meter sprint at the Larry Ellis Invitational as one of the 141 participants unattached to a university or club.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Now Danny Rohl — unattached after quitting Sheffield Wednesday — has dropped out of contention too.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Pheelz has a way of using unattached vocals to enhance his baseline production that provides additional melody — even to someone like Fireboy who seems to ooze ear worm vocal hooks.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Schreiner's lawsuit claimed the athlete attempted to participate in the women's 200-meter sprint at the Larry Ellis Invitational as one of the 141 participants unattached to a university or club.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattached
Adjective
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Many issues can arise in blended or non-traditional families because laws tend to favor nuclear, biological and marital relationships, and often exclude stepchildren and unmarried partners.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Half of these unmarried Americans aren’t interested in dating.—
Peter McGraw,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2026
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Instead of a single physical server, HostArmada provides dedicated resources on a redundant cloud platform, meaning your data is synced across a high-speed SSD network.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
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This is suggested by the fact that married men live longer than single men.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The property’s biggest surprise may be its detached guest house, which is ready for visitors, multigenerational living or for working from home.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Senate Bill 1277 would cut text limiting what counts as an ADU, essentially allowing detached ADUs with the same consideration as apartments inside a home.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Feb. 2026
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Not long after the festival, the band went their separate ways.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The stock rebounded after a separate filing Monday showed controlling shareholders plan to increase their stakes through open-market purchases.—
Shirley Zhao,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Unattached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattached. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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