| Main Entry: | detach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disconnect, cut off |
Synonyms: |
abstract, disaffiliate, disassemble, disassociate, disengage, disentangle, disjoin, dismount, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, free, isolate, loose, loosen, part, remove, segregate, separate, sever, sunder, take apart, tear off, uncouple, unfasten, unfix, unhitch, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
attach, combine, connect, couple, link, merge, unite |
| Main Entry: | detached |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disconnected |
Synonyms: |
alone, apart, discrete, disjoined, divided, emancipated, free, isolate, isolated, loose, loosened, removed, separate, severed, unaccompanied, unconnected |
Antonyms: |
attached, combined, connected, coupled, linked, merged, united |
| Main Entry: | detached |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aloof, disinterested; neutral |
Synonyms: |
abstract, apathetic, casual, cool*, dispassionate, distant, impartial, impersonal, incurious, indifferent, laid-back*, objective, out of it, poker-faced, remote, removed, reserved, spaced-out, spacey, staid, stolid, unbiased, uncommitted, unconcerned, uncurious, uninvolved, unpassioned, unprejudiced, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
biased, compassionate, engaged, interested, sympathetic |
| Main Entry: | abstract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take away from |
Synonyms: |
detach, disconnect, disengage, dissociate, extract, isolate, part, remove, separate, steal, take out, uncouple, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
add, combine, fill, insert, introduce, unite |
| Main Entry: | alone |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | separate; apart |
Synonyms: |
abandoned, batching it, by itself/oneself, companionless, deserted, desolate, detached, forlorn, forsaken, friendless, hermit, in solitary, individual, isolated, lone, lonely, lonesome, me and my shadow, me myself and I, on one's own, onliest, only, shag, single, sole, solitary, solo, stag, traveling light, unaccompanied, unaided, unassisted, unattached, unattended, unescorted, unmarried, widowed |
Antonyms: |
together |
| Main Entry: | aloof |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remote |
Synonyms: |
above, apart, casual, chilly, cold, cold fish, cool, detached, distant, forbidding, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, haughty, incurious, indifferent, laid back, lone wolf, loner*, offish, on ice, putting on airs, reserved, secluded, solitary, standoffish, stuck up, supercilious, thick-skinned, unapproachable, unconcerned, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, unsympathetic, uppity, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
concerned, friendly, sociable |
| Main Entry: | break off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | snap off something |
Synonyms: |
detach, disassemble, divide, part, pull off, separate, sever, splinter, take apart |
Antonyms: |
combine, join, mend |
| Main Entry: | calm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | composed, cool (animate) |
Synonyms: |
aloof, amiable, amicable, civil, collected, cool as cucumber, cool-headed, detached, disinterested, dispassionate, equable, gentle, impassive, imperturbable, inscrutable, kind, laid-back*, levelheaded, listless, moderate, neutral, patient, placid, pleased, poised, relaxed, restful, satisfied, sedate, self-possessed, serene, still, temperate, unconcerned, undisturbed, unemotional, unexcitable, unexcited, unflappable, unimpressed, unmoved, unruffled, untroubled |
Antonyms: |
agitated, angry, excitable, excited, furious, mad, passionate, roused, ruffled, wild, worried |
| Main Entry: | casual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonchalant, relaxed in manner |
Synonyms: |
aloof, apathetic, blasé, breezy, cool*, cursory, detached, down home, easygoing, folksy, homey, incurious, indifferent, informal, insouciant, lackadaisical, laid-back*, loose*, low-pressure, mellow, offhand, perfunctory, pococurante, purposeless, remote, unconcerned, unfussy, uninterested, withdrawn |
| Notes: | casual means suited for everyday use, informal or occurring by chance - while causal means involving or constituting a cause |
Antonyms: |
formal, serious |
| Main Entry: | clinical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dispassionate |
Synonyms: |
analytic, antiseptic, cold, detached, disinterested, emotionless, impersonal, objective, scientific, unemotional |
Antonyms: |
feeling, passionate, subjective |