Unscramble detached

Definition of detached

adjective:

• showing lack of emotional involvement; - J.S.Perelman; "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair", "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive", "an uninvolved bystander". Synonyms: degage, uninvolved.
• being or feeling set or kept apart from others; ; - Sherwood Anderson; "she felt detached from the group", "could not remain the isolated figure he had been", "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others", "had a set-apart feeling". Synonyms: isolated, separated, set-apart.
• 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: separated.
• used of buildings; standing apart from others; "detached houses", "a detached garage". Antonyms: attached.
• lacking affection or warm feeling; "an uncaring person". Synonyms: unaffectionate, uncaring.
• not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him", "he pulled his arm free and ran". Synonyms: free.

verb:

• cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it". Synonyms: detach. Antonyms: attach.
• separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment". Synonyms: detach.
• come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery". Synonyms: come away, come off, detach. Antonyms: attach.

Related words

break, unbind, unhook, unsolder.

Rhymes with

attached, hatched, matched, mismatched, patched, unattached, unmatched.