detached
Americanadjective
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not attached; separated.
a detached ticket stub.
- Antonyms:
- attached
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having no wall in common with another building (attached ).
a detached house.
- Antonyms:
- attached
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impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased.
a detached judgment.
- Synonyms:
- unprejudiced, dispassionate, evenhanded, neutral, uninvolved
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not involved or concerned; aloof.
adjective
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disconnected or standing apart; not attached
a detached house
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having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested
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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
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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
Other Word Forms
- detachedly adverb
- detachedness noun
- undetached adjective
Etymology
Origin of detached
Example Sentences
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With a detached air, he counted off other bouts of displacement: in 1996, 2000, 2001 and 2006.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Emily and Stephen Boynton, who live in a leafy London suburb, decided to install a heat pump in their four-bedroom detached home during the pandemic.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
The same mindset governs: evidentiary maximalism detached from clinical reality, indifference to patient urgency, and hostility to the flexibility Congress intended.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Other stocks on the screen are not negatively correlated to AI chips, but have extremely low positive correlations, making them largely detached from the data center trade.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
He had a flawless and very feminine handwriting that seemed detached from the man possessing it.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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