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English adjective: detached | |||
| 1. | detached showing lack of emotional involvement | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Similar | unconcerned | ||
| Antonyms | concerned | ||
| 2. | detached being or feeling set or kept apart from others | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Similar | separate | ||
| Antonyms | joint | ||
| 3. | detached no longer connected or joined | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Similar | unconnected | ||
| Antonyms | connected | ||
| 4. | detached used of buildings; standing apart from others | ||
| Samples | Detached houses. A detached garage. | ||
| Similar | freestanding, semidetached, separate | ||
| Domain category | architecture | ||
| Antonyms | attached | ||
| 5. | detached lacking affection or warm feeling | ||
| Samples | An uncaring person. | ||
| Synonyms | unaffectionate, uncaring | ||
| Similar | unloving | ||
| Antonyms | loving | ||
| 6. | detached not fixed in position | ||
| Samples | The detached shutter fell on him. He pulled his arm free and ran. | ||
| Synonyms | free | ||
| Similar | unfixed | ||
| Antonyms | fixed | ||
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