DETACHED

• (adj.) used of buildings; standing apart from others

  "detached houses", "a detached garage"

• (adj.) showing lack of emotional involvement

  "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair", "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive", "an uninvolved bystander"

  synonyms : degage , uninvolved

• (adj.) no longer connected or joined

  "a detached part", "on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached", "the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases"

  synonyms : separated

• (adj.) not fixed in position

  "the detached shutter fell on him", "he pulled his arm free and ran"

  synonyms : free

• (adj.) lacking affection or warm feeling

  "an uncaring person"

  synonyms : unaffectionate , uncaring

• (adj.) being or feeling set or kept apart from others

  "she felt detached from the group", "could not remain the isolated figure he had been", "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others", "had a set-apart feeling"

  synonyms : isolated , separated , set-apart

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