out of touch
out of touch adjective: no longer maintaining contact or communications.
Adjective
out of touch (comparative more out of touch, superlative most out of touch)
- No longer maintaining contact or communications.
- I had been out of touch with my old friend for a long time when she called.
- I don't feel a single thing / Have the pills done too much / Haven't caught up with my friends in weeks / And now we're outta touch2022 January 28, Em Beihold, Nick Lopez, Dru DeCaro, “Numb Little Bug”, in Egg in the Backseat, performed by Em Beihold
- Synonyms:
- incommunicado, in the dark, out of the loop
- Antonyms:
- in touch
- Disconnected or insulated from the everyday experiences and concerns of ordinary people.
- Near-synonyms: out of the loop; out of one's mind
- The billionaire, who was once a man of the people, grew increasingly out of touch.
- Synonyms:
- out of the loop, out of one's mind
- Antonyms:
- in touch, well-grounded, grounded, well-rounded
- Old-fashioned, no longer aware of popular culture.
- No longer conversant with crucial basics such as facts, reality, the real world, and sanity; not aware or realistic.
- Near-synonym: out of one's mind
- Did his answer strike you as out of touch with reality?
- Synonyms:
- out of one's mind
- Antonyms:
- in touch
Examples of out of touch in a sentence
- They're so out of touch that all they can do all day is compare yacht sizes.
- Bought a ticket for a runaway train / Like a madman laughing at the rain / A little out of touch, a little insane1992, Dave Pirner, “Runaway Train”, in Grave Dancers Union, performed by Soul Asylum:
Synonyms of out of touch
Antonyms
Forms of out of touch
| comparative | more out of touch |
|---|---|
| superlative | most out of touch |
Questions about out of touch
- What does out of touch mean?
- Out of touch means no longer maintaining contact or communications.
- How do you use out of touch in a sentence?
- They're so out of touch that all they can do all day is compare yacht sizes.
- What part of speech is out of touch?
- Out of touch is an adjective.
Words near out of touch in the dictionary
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