unattached

[ uhn-uh-tacht ]

/ ˌʌn əˈtætʃt /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for unattached on Thesaurus.com

adjective

not attached.

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

not engaged or married.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of unattached

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

Words nearby unattached

unashamed, unasked, unassailable, unassisted, unassuming, unattached, unattainable, unattended, unattested, unattractive, unattributed

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use unattached in a sentence

The “unicorns” are the unattached, attractive women roaming about the room.
My Night at the NSFW Oscars|Richard Abowitz|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The quartet giggles like preteen girls around its idol, an unattached alpha male played by Joe Manganiello.
Pop Culture’s House Husbands Lag Behind the Reality in American Homes|Soraya Roberts|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Why the Lufthansa flight was allowed to take off with an unattached bag is a puzzle.
The Bomb Threat Under the Seats|Clive Irving|December 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Here in Mumbai, unattached women in their late-20s, 30s, and 40s suddenly seem to be everywhere.
The Carrie Bradshaws of Mumbai|Keshni Kashyap|February 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Some twenty unattached officers fresh from England were there: a likely looking lot.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
As a single man unattached, I had had a wide and miscellaneous social range, but now I found myself falling into place in a set.
The New Machiavelli|Herbert George Wells
So the good old major was sort of unattached, and glad enough, I took it, to be a guest at anybody's table.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde
At dinner he was allotted a seat at a large round table reserved for unattached males like himself.
The Terms of Surrender|Louis Tracy
The friars, learned and powerful, naturally drew to them great numbers of the poor unattached scholars.
Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea.|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for unattached

unattached

/ (ˌʌnəˈtætʃt) /

adjective

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

not engaged or married

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

unattached

Origin of unattached

Words nearby unattached

Words related to unattached

How to use unattached in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for unattached