out of touch

comparative more out of touch · superlative most out of touch · alternative US colloquial outta touch

1. idiomaticNo longer maintaining contact or communications.

   I had been out of touch with my old friend for a long time when she called.

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   I don't feel a single thing / Have the pills done too much / Haven't caught up with my friends in weeks / And now we're outta touch

   2022 January 28, Em Beihold, Nick Lopez, Dru DeCaro, “Numb Little Bug”, in Egg in the Backseat, performed by Em Beihold

   Synonyms: incommunicado, in the dark, out of the loop · Antonyms: in touch

2. derogatoryidiomaticDisconnected or insulated from the everyday experiences and concerns of ordinary people.

   Near-synonyms: out of the loop; out of one's mind

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   The billionaire, who was once a man of the people, grew increasingly out of touch.

   They're so out of touch that all they can do all day is compare yacht sizes.

   Synonyms: out of the loop, out of one's mind · Antonyms: in touch, well-grounded, grounded, well-rounded

3. idiomaticOld-fashioned, no longer aware of popular culture.
4. idiomaticNo longer conversant with crucial basics such as facts, reality, the real world, and sanity; not aware or realistic.

   Near-synonym: out of one's mind

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   Did his answer strike you as out of touch with reality?

   Bought a ticket for a runaway train / Like a madman laughing at the rain / A little out of touch, a little insane

   1992, Dave Pirner, “Runaway Train”, in Grave Dancers Union, performed by Soul Asylum

   Synonyms: out of one's mind · Antonyms: in touch