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, 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, 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

   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

   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, 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. • Architecture

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1. List of paraphrases for "detached":

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

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1. Savannah Guthrie:

   Remember when my retina was detached because Charley threw the train at my eye ? well, guys it's not over. So apparently after you have that retina reattachment surgery, it's very common to get cataracts, so that happened to me. So I'm actually going to leave in 20 minutes and have cataract surgery.

2. George Eliot:

   The tendancy of liberals is to create bodies of men and women-of all classes-detached from tradition, alienated from religion, and susceptible to mass suggestion-mob rule. And a mob will be no less a mob if it is well fed, well clothed, well housed, and well disciplined.

3. Bob Woodward:

   I've never seen an instance when the President is so detached from the reality of what's going on, this has not been treated seriously enough. Some of the things President Donald Trump did and does jeopardize the real national security.

4. James Shanahan:

   It felt much more businesslike and detached, and lost some of the wisdom that made it so entertaining.

5. Kim Reynolds:

   When I took the oath of office five years ago, I promised Iowans that I would never lose sight of who I was working for, that I wouldn’t become detached from the problems they were facing, from the problems I had faced myself. But you don’t have to check groceries to see what high inflation does to people. You just need to step outside the D.C. Bubble. Talk to Americans about what’s on their mind. Ask them: What are your concerns? What keeps you up at night?