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Synonyms of detached

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Another word for detached is fair-minded. Other synonyms of detached are objective, neutral, candid, impartial and clinical.

Synonyms and similar words for detached

adjectiveNot physically attached; separated from something to which it could connect.

adjectiveHaving or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.

  • objectiveNot influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
  • unbiasedImpartial or without bias or prejudice.
  • candidImpartial and free from prejudice.
  • coldDispassionate; not prejudiced or partisan; impartial.
  • clinicalObjective; analytical.
  • equitableFair, just, or impartial.
  • evenhandedFair and impartial; unbiased; just.
  • fairhandedEvenhanded, unbiased, just; treating all equally.
  • fair-mindedImpartial and unbiased.
  • disinterestedHaving no interest or stake in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial.
  • dispassionateNot showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice.
  • impartialTreating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased.
  • neuterNeutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.
  • neutralFavoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
  • nonalignedNeutral; impartial.
  • nonpartialNot partial.
  • nonpartisanNot partisan; impartial and unbiased.
  • nonpersonalNot personal; impartial.
  • unbigotedNot bigoted.
  • unpartialImpartial, unbiased.
  • unpartisanNot partisan; impartial and unbiased.
  • unprejudicedNot prejudiced.
  • egal obsoleteEqual; impartial.
  • equal obsoleteFair, impartial.
  • imprejudicate obsoleteWithout prejudice; impartial.
  • indifferent datedUnbiased, impartial, judging fairly.
  • indistinguishing obsoleteMaking no difference; indiscriminate, impartial, not making a distinction.
  • uninterested obsoleteUnmotivated by personal interest; unbiased, disinterested.
  • unprepossessed rareNot prepossessed; unbiased.

Meaning of detached

  1. adjective Not physically attached; separated from something to which it could connect.
  2. adjective Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
  3. adjective Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.

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Questions about synonyms of detached

What is another word for detached?
Detached has 39 synonyms on Word.ws, such as fair-minded, objective, neutral, candid, impartial, clinical, disinterested and nonpartisan.
What does detached mean?
Detached means not physically attached; separated from something to which it could connect.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: detached (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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