SuaviloquyToday’s word

detached

Detached, a.

Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached parcels. "Extensive and detached empire." Burke. Detached escapement. See Escapement.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists detached only as an antonym, under adjacent, mutual.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given

Antonyms

adjacentmutual

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