detached

American  

[dih-tacht] / dɪˈtætʃt /

adjective

1. not attached; separated.

   a detached ticket stub.

   Antonyms:

   attached

2. having no wall in common with another building (attached ).

   a detached house.

   Antonyms:

   attached

3. impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased.

   a detached judgment.

   Synonyms:

   unprejudiced, dispassionate, evenhanded, neutral, uninvolved

4. not involved or concerned; aloof.

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detached British  

/ dɪˈtætʃt /

adjective

1. disconnected or standing apart; not attached

   a detached house

2. having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested

3. social welfare working at the clients' normal location rather than from an office; not dependent on premises for providing a service Compare outreach

   a detached youth worker

4. ophthalmol (of the retina) separated from the choroid layer of the eyeball to which it is normally attached, resulting in loss of vision in the affected part

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Other Word Forms

• detachedly adverb
• detachedness noun
• undetached adjective

Etymology

Origin of detached

First recorded in 1700–10; detach + -ed ²

Related Words

• abstract
• casual
• dispassionate
• distant
• impartial
• impersonal
• indifferent
• laid-back
• remote
• removed
• unbiased