unattached

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/ˌʌnəˈtæt͡ʃt/

adjective

Not attached or joined; disconnected.

“Take the unattached end of the rope in one hand.”

Similar
unconnecteduncommittedunengagedunpledgedunpromisedfree-swimmingvagile
Opposite
attached
OriginEnglish attached ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

unattached1

adjectiveunattached (comparative more unattached, superlative most unattached)

comparative more unattached · superlative most unattached · alternative unattacht

  1. Not attached or joined; disconnected.

    Take the unattached end of the rope in one hand.

  2. Not married and not involved in a romantic relationship.
  3. Not connected with or belonging to a group or organization.
  4. obsoleteNot seized for debt.

unattached2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unattach

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot fastened together

Similar
unconnected

adjectivenot associated in an exclusive sexual relationship

Similar
uncommittedunengagedunpledgedunpromised
Opposite
attached

adjective(of animals) able to swim about; not attached

Similar
free-swimmingvagile
Also see
alonedetacheddifferentfree-swimmingmatchlessseparatesundryuncommittedunengageduninvolvedunpledgedunpromisedvagile

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishattached
  9. Englishunattached

From un- + attached.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian незакрепен, неженен
  • незакрепен (nezakrepen)not attached
  • неженен (neženen)not married
  • необвързан (neobvărzan)not married
Dutch los, niet gebonden
  • losnot attached
  • niet gebondennot attached
  • alleenstaandnot married
  • ongehuwdnot married
Finnish irrallinen, erillinen
  • irrallinennot attached
  • erillinennot attached
  • sitoutumatonnot married
German ungebunden
  • ungebundennot married
Irish singil, díomhaoin
  • singilnot married
  • díomhaoinnot married
Spanish suelto, libre
  • sueltonot attached
  • librenot attached
  • no adosadonot attached

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unattached

attacheddetachedunmatchedpatchedscratchedsnatchedmismatchedbatchedno strings attachedno-strings-attached
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Cite this entry
APA

unattached. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unattached

MLA

“unattached.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unattached. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unattached,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unattached.

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