detacht

detacht is the obsolete form of detached.

detacht is the simple past and past participle of detach.

Meaning of detached

detached (comparative more detached, superlative most detached)

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

Synonyms:

distinct, unattached, discrete, disparate, loose, separate, sundry, unannexed, unassociated, unconnected
Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
- "That field is their football ground and the detached house is their library and recreation room."1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed
Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.

Synonyms:

objective, unbiased, candid, cold, clinical, egal, equal, equitable, evenhanded, fairhanded
Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.

detach (third-person singular simple present detaches, present participle detaching, simple past and past participle detached)

(transitive) To take apart from; to take off.
- to detach the tag from a newly purchased garment
Synonyms:

disengage
(transitive) To separate for a special object or use.
- to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment
Synonyms:

allocate
(intransitive) To come off something.
- Now that the zipper has detached, my winter coat won't keep me very warm.
Synonyms:

fall off

comparative	more detacht
superlative	most detacht

What is detacht the obsolete form of?: Detacht is the obsolete form of detached.

Adapted from Wiktionary: detacht (page history and authors); detached (page history and authors); detach (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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