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Detached

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Definitions for Detached

adjective
showing lack of emotional involvement
Synonyms
degage uninvolved
Examples
  1. adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman
  2. she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive
  3. an uninvolved bystander
adjective
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
Synonyms
isolated separated set-apart
Examples
  1. she felt detached from the group
  2. could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson
  3. thought of herself as alone and separated from the others
  4. had a set-apart feeling
adjective
no longer connected or joined
Synonyms
separated
Examples
  1. a detached part
  2. on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached
  3. the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases
adjective
used of buildings
Examples
  1. standing apart from others
  2. detached houses
  3. a detached garage
adjective
lacking affection or warm feeling
Synonyms
unaffectionate uncaring
Examples
  1. an uncaring person
adjective
not fixed in position
Synonyms
free
Examples
  1. the detached shutter fell on him
  2. he pulled his arm free and ran
verb
cause to become detached or separated
Synonyms
detach
Examples
  1. take off
  2. detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it
verb
separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
Synonyms
detach
Examples
  1. detach a regiment
verb
come to be detached
Synonyms
detach come off come away
Examples
  1. His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery

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