Meaning & use

detached

adjective·Academic

Not emotionally involved or showing personal feelings; also, physically separate or disconnected from something.

See it in a sentence

The nurse kept a detached, professional manner even during the most difficult conversations.

They bought a detached house with its own garden, unlike their old apartment.

A note on using this word

Describing a person, 'detached' suggests emotional distance, sometimes coldness; describing a building, it simply means standing alone, not joined to another.

Words with a similar meaning

aloofseparateunattached

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Words with an opposite meaning

attachedinvolved

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