Meaning & use
detached
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
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Words with an opposite meaning
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