detach
Sever the connection
To detach is to separate or disconnect something from what it's attached to: detach the coupon from the form, The retina had detached from the eye.
Detach also means to withdraw emotionally or mentally—to disengage: She learned to detach from workplace drama.
A detached person maintains emotional distance, sometimes healthily, sometimes coldly.
In military use, to detach troops is to assign them temporarily away from their main unit.
Release from a curved fastener
- unfastenRelease from attachment
- disconnectTo break a connection
- uncoupleSeparate connected things
- disengageBreak free from attachment
unbuckle · unlatch · untie · unclip · unstrap · unpin · unzip · unbolt
Remove or pull away
- distanceSpace between two points
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- dissociateSever a mental link
- disconnectTo break a connection
step back · pull away · separate · insulate · objectify · depersonalize · numb · shut off
Separate into parts
- deconstructAnalyze by breaking down
- take apartSeparate into components
- disassembleSeparate into parts
- unscrewRemove by turning
unbolt · strip · break down · remove · unhinge · uninstall · disunite · disjoin
Remove or pull away
- distanceSpace between two points
- alienateCause emotional distance
- estrangeCause emotional separation
- secludeSet apart from others
separate · insulate · remove · cut off · drift apart · pull back · disengage · retreat
Position for use
- dispatchSend with speed
- assignGive as responsibility
- separateTo set apart
- sendCause to arrive elsewhere
mobilize · redeploy · split off · peel off · break away · task force · squadron · unit
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- disentanglementSeparation from complexity
disengagement · freedom · letting go · release · nonattachment · equanimity · surrender · untethering
unhook
Release from a curved fastener
- unfastenRelease from attachment
- disconnectTo break a connection
- uncoupleSeparate connected things
disengage · unbuckle · unlatch · untie · unclip · unstrap · unpin · unzip · unbolt · unscrew
withdraw
Remove or pull away
- distanceSpace between two points
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- dissociateSever a mental link
disconnect · step back · pull away · separate · insulate · objectify · depersonalize · numb · shut off · compartmentalize
dismantle
Separate into parts
- deconstructAnalyze by breaking down
- take apartSeparate into components
- disassembleSeparate into parts
unscrew · unbolt · strip · break down · remove · unhinge · uninstall · disunite · disjoin · sunder
withdraw
Remove or pull away
seclude · separate · insulate · remove · cut off · drift apart · pull back · disengage · retreat · recede
deploy
Position for use
send · mobilize · redeploy · split off · peel off · break away · task force · squadron · unit · division
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
disentanglement · disengagement · freedom · letting go · release · nonattachment · equanimity · surrender · untethering · unbinding
- cuttingslicing, slice, chopping, dice, dicing
- separationseparate, sieving, straining, divide, filtration
- unfastenloosen, untie, unhook, unclip, unbolt
- split offbreak up, spinoff, spin-off, sever, divide
- Dissociationdissociation, depersonalization, derealization, multiple personality disorder, alter
- disconnectingdisconnect, disengaging, disconnecting, disengage, severing
- emotional detachmentWithdrawal from feelings
- detached garageVehicle shelter apart from home
- detached houseResidence sharing no walls
- detached homeResidence unconnected to neighbors
- detached retinaEye layer separation
- detached housingDwelling standing alone
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