unattached

[uhn-uh-tacht]

adjective

1. not attached. attach.

2. not connected or associated with any particular body, group, organization, or the like; independent.

3. not engaged or married.

unattached

/ ˌʌnəˈtætʃt /

adjective

1. not connected with any specific thing, body, group, etc; independent

2. not engaged or married

3. (of property) not seized or held as security or in satisfaction of a judgment

Word History and Origins

Origin of unattached¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; un- ¹ + attached

Example Sentences

With a staggering 30 million more men than women, one of the world's most populous countries has a deluge of unattached males.

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An accomplished journalist for a New Yorker-style publication with a specialty in culture and race, he’s a lapsed Muslim, unattached and mourning his late father but soldiering on.

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In 2023, the Los Angeles City Council voted to make it illegal to possess an unattached catalytic converter without proof of ownership.

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Yet in public Kennedy insisted he offered a third way, unattached to the two major parties.

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“All of the fear and the anxiety and the threat lingers unattached to anything,” Makari said.

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