detached
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Is detached a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. cause to become detached or separated; take offExamples: "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"Synonyms: detachAntonyms: attach
2. separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignmentExamples: "detach a regiment"Synonyms: detach
3. come to be detachedExamples: "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"Synonyms: come away, come off, detachAntonyms: attach
adjective satellite (English)
1. showing lack of emotional involvement; - J.S.PerelmanExamples: "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, detached, uninvolved
2. being or feeling set or kept apart from others; ; - Sherwood AndersonExamples: "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"Synonyms: detached, isolated, separated, set-apart
3. no longer connected or joinedExamples: "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: detached, separated
4. lacking affection or warm feelingExamples: "an uncaring person"Synonyms: detached, unaffectionate, uncaring
5. not fixed in positionExamples: "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran"Synonyms: detached, free
adjective (English)
1. used of buildings; standing apart from othersExamples: "detached houses"; "a detached garage"Synonyms: detachedAntonyms: attached
Definition source: Wiktionary