SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
detached
adjective
Separated from something to which it was joined.
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The Page That Printed Backward · paragraph 4Separated from something to which it was joined.
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See detached in use
The detached clasp lay in the bottom of the jewelry box.
One detached corner still lay inside the frame.
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