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Definition of “unattached”

unattached (ˌʌnəˈtætʃt Pronunciation for unattached

Definitions

adjective

  1. not connected with any specific thing, body, group, etc; independent
  2. not engaged or married
  3. (of property) not seized or held as security or in satisfaction of a judgment

Synonyms

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= single, available, unmarried, on your own, by yourself, a free agent, not spoken for, left on the shelf, footloose and fancy-free, unengaged
= independent (from), unaffiliated (to), nonaligned (to), free (from), autonomous (from), uncommitted (to),

Example Sentences Including 'unattached'

A. In 2000, I decided to view things from an unattached perspective.
India Today (2002)
BURY - Ins: Marc Whiteman (Man Utd) free, Stevland Angus ( unattached ) free.
Sun, News of the World (2001)
Feeling sorry for myself, I clutched at Ting and bemoaned the lack of decent unattached girls in my life.
James Birrell THE MANANA MAN (2002)
MANSFIELD - Ins: Stuart Reddington (Chelsea) £20,000, Michael Bingham (Mansfield) free, Allen Tankard ( unattached ) free.
Sun, News of the World (2001)
Poor Holly, she hadn't any significant other to bring with her, so she could bring a guest, the unattached woman's face-saving device.
Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
TENNIS pin-up Anna Kournikova raised the hopes of millions of red-blooded males yesterday by declaring she was unattached.
Misc (1999)
Tommy and Bengt oozed up to the bar between two unattached women of their own age.
Ben Nimmo IN FORKBEARD'S WAKE: Coasting Round Scandinavia (2003)
You'll get stuck in unrewarding situations because you see no way out, or if unattached , despair of meeting anybody.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2005)
`Perhaps your men could start on the unattached names, Chris; they may take some tracking 8down.
Fraser, Anthea Death Speaks Softly

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