Meaning & use

removed

adjective·Academic

Taken away or no longer present, or emotionally or physically distant from something.

See it in a sentence

The old fence was removed to make room for the new garden.

He felt strangely removed from the celebration happening around him.

A note on using this word

"Once removed" and "twice removed" describe generational distance between cousins, a specific technical use in genealogy.

Words with a similar meaning

eliminateddetacheddistant

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Words with an opposite meaning

addedinvolved

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