Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/Category:English 2-syllable words#DETACHEDCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#DETACHED
• IPA^(key): /dəˈtæt͡ʃt/Category:English 2-syllable words#DETACHEDCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#DETACHED

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• Rhymes: -ætʃtCategory:Rhymes:English/ætʃt#DETACHEDCategory:Rhymes:English/ætʃt/2 syllables#DETACHED
• Hyphenation: de‧tached

Adjective

detached (comparative more detached, superlative most detached)Category:English lemmas#DETACHEDCategory:English adjectives#DETACHEDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DETACHEDCategory:Pages with entries#DETACHEDCategory:Pages with 1 entry#DETACHED

1. Not physically attached; separated from something to which it could connect.

   Synonyms: distinct, unattached; see also Thesaurus:separate

2. Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
   • 1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed‎:

     "That field is their football ground and the detached house is their library and recreation room."

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   • 2025 October 15, Stephen Roberts, “Top 10: Railway retreats: St Bees, Cumbria”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 57:

     Located on the northbound platform, the detached, timber-clad waiting room (a period Furness Railway structure) has been adapted into a pet-friendly, self-catering, two-bedroom holiday home complete with sun lounge and garden for those sunny Cumbrian days.

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3. Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.

   Synonyms: objective, unbiased; see also Thesaurus:impartial

4. Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.

Verb

detachedCategory:English non-lemma forms#DETACHEDCategory:English verb forms#DETACHEDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DETACHEDCategory:Pages with entries#DETACHEDCategory:Pages with 1 entry#DETACHED

1. simple past and past participle of detach