adj, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of unattach form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Not attached or joined; disconnected.

   "Take the unattached end of the rope in one hand."

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

Adjective

1. 1
   not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship wordnet
2. 2
   (of animals) able to swim about; not attached wordnet
3. 3
   not fastened together wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

unconnectedafoot and lightheartedapartasunderat largeat liberty

Antonyms

All antonyms

close-knitattached

Example

More examples

"My coach asked me if I was "unattached" and I didn't understand so I said yes."

Etymology

From un- + attached.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.