detacher
Device for unfastening
A detacher is a person or device that separates or removes something from what it's attached to.
In retail, a detacher is specifically the tool used to remove security tags from merchandise at checkout: The cashier grabbed the detacher to remove the anti-theft device.
The word is rare outside technical contexts.
To break a connection
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- severCut apart completely
- partPiece of whole
- splitSeparation into parts
disentangle · decouple · unlink · disunite · dissociate · disaffiliate · break away · pull apart
Device for a task
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
- releaseTo let go
- gadgetNovel small device
- apparatusEquipment for a task
extractor · separator · lever · button · hook · ejector · implement · equipment
Release from a curved fastener
- untieUndo a fastening
- unclipRelease a fastener
- unsnapRelease a press fastener
- unpinRemove a fastening point
unbuckle · unclasp · unbutton · unstrap · unlatch · unbolt · unzip · unhitch
Emotional unavailability, standoffishness
- indifferenceLack of interest
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- distanceSpace between two points
- coolnessCalm self-possession
reserve · dispassion · objectivity · impartiality · neutrality · uninvolvement · disengagement · remoteness
disconnect
To break a connection
split · disentangle · decouple · unlink · disunite · dissociate · disaffiliate · break away · pull apart · come undone
tool
Device for a task
apparatus · extractor · separator · lever · button · hook · ejector · implement · equipment · remover
unhook
Release from a curved fastener
unpin · unbuckle · unclasp · unbutton · unstrap · unlatch · unbolt · unzip · unhitch · loosen
aloofness
Emotional unavailability, standoffishness
- indifferenceLack of interest
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- distanceSpace between two points
coolness · reserve · dispassion · objectivity · impartiality · neutrality · uninvolvement · disengagement · remoteness · disconnection
- 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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