Unattached vs. Detached — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Unattached and Detached
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Definitions
Unattached
Not joined, especially to surrounding tissue.
Detached
Separate or disconnected.
Unattached
Not committed to or dependent on another person or group.
Detached
Aloof and objective
He is a detached observer of his own actions
Unattached
Not married, engaged, or involved in a serious sexual or romantic relationship.
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Detached
Separated; disconnected
A detached part.
A detached plug.
Unattached
(Law) Of or relating to property that has not been seized by legal writ.
Detached
Standing apart from others; separate
A house with a detached garage.
Unattached
Not attached or joined; disconnected.
Take the unattached end of the rope in one hand.
Detached
Marked by an absence of emotional involvement or personal interest; aloof or unbiased.
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Unattached
Not married and not involved in a romantic relationship.
Detached
Not physically attached; separated from something it could connect to.
Unattached
Not connected with or belonging to a particular group or organization.
Detached
Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
Unattached
(obsolete) Not seized for debt.
Detached
Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
Unattached
Not attached; not adhering; having no engagement; free.
Detached
Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.
Unattached
Not assigned to any company or regiment.
Detached
Simple past tense and past participle of detach
Unattached
Not taken or arrested.
Detached
Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached parcels.
Unattached
Not fastened together
Detached
Showing lack of emotional involvement;
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
Unattached
Not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
Detached
Being or feeling set or kept apart from others;
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
Unattached
(of animals) able to swim about; not attached
Detached
No longer connected or joined;
A detached part
On one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached
The separated spacecraft will return to their home bases
Detached
Used of buildings; standing apart from others;
Detached houses
A detached garage
Detached
Not fixed in position;
The detached shutter fell on him
He pulled his arm free and ran
