Synonyms for Detached
dɪˈtætʃtde·tached

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1. detached

   Synonyms:
   disconnected, disjoined, distant, remote, separate

   Antonyms:
   abutting, adjacent, adjoining, attached, beside, bordering, close, conterminous, contiguous, coterminous, near, neighboring, next, nigh

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1. degage, detached, uninvolvedadjective

   showing lack of emotional involvement

   "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander"

   Synonyms:
   unaffectionate, set-apart, separated, detached, free, uncaring, uninvolved, isolated, degage

   Antonyms:
   loving, attached, concerned, connected, joint, fixed

2. detached, isolated, separated, set-apartadjective

   being or feeling set or kept apart from others

   "she felt detached from the group"; "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson; "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others"; "had a set-apart feeling"

   Synonyms:
   degage, uninvolved, detached, separated, apart(p), uncaring, stranded, stray, marooned, set-apart, free, dislocated, quarantined, spaced, disjointed, obscure, disjunct, isolated, unaffectionate

   Antonyms:
   joint, concerned, connected, loving, fixed, attached

3. detached, separatedadjective

   no longer connected or joined

   "a detached part"; "on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached"; "the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases"

   Synonyms:
   set-apart, spaced, separated, unaffectionate, free, disjointed, uncaring, uninvolved, isolated, degage, dislocated, detached

   Antonyms:
   fixed, loving, concerned, attached, joint, connected

4. detachedadjective

   used of buildings; standing apart from others

   "detached houses"; "a detached garage"

   Synonyms:
   set-apart, separated, unaffectionate, free, uncaring, uninvolved, isolated, degage

   Antonyms:
   attached, concerned, joint, fixed, connected, loving

5. detached, unaffectionate, uncaringadjective

   lacking affection or warm feeling

   "an uncaring person"

   Synonyms:
   set-apart, unthinking, separated, unaffectionate, free, thoughtless, uncaring, uninvolved, isolated, degage, detached

   Antonyms:
   connected, attached, fixed, joint, concerned, loving

6. detached, freeadjective

   not fixed in position

   "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran"

   Synonyms:
   degage, uninvolved, detached, separated, isolated, uncaring, gratis(p), costless, set-apart, free, devoid, destitute, loose, gratuitous, liberal, spare, innocent, complimentary, barren, unaffectionate

   Antonyms:
   concerned, joint, connected, loving, attached, fixed

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1. List of paraphrases for "detached":

   seconded, disconnected, excised, outposted, unshackled, posted, separated

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1. Anna Afanasieva:

   I'm as close to Ukraine as I could be, almost everyone I love is there. It's where I was born, it's where I grew up, so this is the worst possible thing that could ever happen to me, i don't know how to put into words how much my heart is breaking. I'm detached from my life here in the US. Mentally, 100 % of me is in Ukraine.

2. Sam Kass:

   The general public, when they hear greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, their eyes glaze over, it feels so big and detached from their lives. They're very disempowered to do something about it. And I think it's been a big barrier to more aggressive action. But food is one of those ways to tell this story in a way people can really relate to -- and, ultimately, in a way people can incorporate, and become an actor in the solution over time.

3. The ECB:

   Prices seem detached from their underlying fundamentals.

4. Mark Pollock:

   Whenever I put my Superman costume on as a kid, I didn't have X-ray vision. I had desperately short sight and had to wear big. thick glasses to see, i couldn't leave (glasses) in the phone box like Clark Kent could. That short sight lead me to have a detached retina.

5. Hanoch Gutfreund:

   Thats rare in scientific persona, einstein already has become a myth detached from his real person, and this myth will perpetuate itself for years to come and I dont see an end to it.