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unattached Definition

un·at·tached (-ə tac̸ht′)

adjective

  1. not attached or fastened
  2. not connected with any particular group, institution, etc.; independent
  3. not engaged or married
  4. Law not taken or held as security for a judgment

  • unatoned
  • unattainable
unattached Synonyms

unattached

modif.

independent, unbound, unmarried; see free 1, 2, 3, loose 1.

unattached Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • currently: This project is currently unattached to a producer and available.
  • completely: He behaves like a witness, completely unattached to the world.
  • now: Some 494 Nationwide League players are now unattached and Curtis has already been on the phone chasing possible signings.

Modifies a noun

  • levy: Proposal to increase the unattached road runner levy from £ 1-£2.
  • runner: RB to finalize return to N of E AA for unattached runners.
  • teacher: For our part we shall aim to include unattached teachers in our 2002 teachers ' Pay Survey " .
  • woman: We visited St Catherine's chapel she is the patron saint of spinsters so unattached women ask her to find them their ideal partner!
  • member: We also promise to neither marry nor inveigle away unattached members of British fandom.
  • man: The Emperor believed that unattached men made better soldiers.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: If so many men remain unattached, surely this must leave large numbers of women on their own, particularly in these disadvantaged suburbs?
  • become: Becoming unattached doesn't mean that we have no care, love or compassion.
  • come: If you bounce around too much the clip does have a tendency to come unattached, so maybe a pocket is still safest.