detached

Adjective (6)

1. showing lack of emotional involvement“adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair — J.S.Perelman”“she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive”“an uninvolved bystander”Synonyms: degageuninvolvedOpposite concernedSimilar unconcerned
2. being or feeling set or kept apart from others“she felt detached from the group”“could not remain the isolated figure he had been — Sherwood Anderson”“thought of herself as alone and separated from the others”“had a set-apart feeling”Synonyms: isolatedseparatedset-apartOpposite jointSimilar separate
3. no longer connected or joined“a detached part”“on one side of the island was a huge rock, almost detached”“the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases”Synonyms: separatedOpposite connectedSimilar unconnected
4. used of buildings; standing apart from others“detached houses”“a detached garage”Opposite attachedSimilar freestanding, semidetached
5. lacking affection or warm feeling“an uncaring person”Synonyms: unaffectionateuncaringOpposite lovingSimilar unloving
6. not fixed in position“the detached shutter fell on him”“he pulled his arm free and ran”Synonyms: freeOpposite fixedSimilar unfixed