detaching
Pulling something away
Detaching is the act of separating or disconnecting something from what it's attached to.
You might be detaching a trailer from a vehicle, detaching a form along perforated lines, or detaching yourself emotionally from a situation: She's been detaching from the drama at work.
The word often implies deliberate uncoupling rather than accidental separation.
Breaking an established link
- unfasteningOpening what was secured
- uncouplingAct of disconnecting
- unhookingReleasing from a curved fastener
- unclippingReleasing a fastened attachment
unplugging · unlatching · unsnapping · unbuckling · unstrapping · unbolting · untying · loosening
Releasing one's grasp
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- liberationRelease from constraint
- stepping backMoving away backward
disengaging · extricating · breaking free · emancipating · untethering · unbinding · cutting ties · moving on
Withdrawal from involvement
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- distancingCreating space or separation
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- apathyAbsence of feeling
aloofness · indifference · dispassion · coldness · stoicism · disconnection · dissociation · nonattachment
disconnecting
Breaking an established link
- unfasteningOpening what was secured
- uncouplingAct of disconnecting
- unhookingReleasing from a curved fastener
unclipping · unplugging · unlatching · unsnapping · unbuckling · unstrapping · unbolting · untying · loosening · releasing
letting go
Releasing one's grasp
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- liberationRelease from constraint
stepping back · disengaging · extricating · breaking free · emancipating · untethering · unbinding · cutting ties · moving on · standing alone
disengagement
Withdrawal from involvement
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- distancingCreating space or separation
- numbnessLoss of sensation
apathy · aloofness · indifference · dispassion · coldness · stoicism · disconnection · dissociation · nonattachment · neutrality
- breaking downsplitting, fragmenting, dividing, breaking up, partitioning
- disconnectingdisconnect, disengaging, disconnecting, disengage, severing
- separatingseparating, disconnecting, dividing, splitting, severing
- disassemblydismantling, teardown, unfastening, taking apart, separating
- Dissociationdissociation, depersonalization, derealization, multiple personality disorder, alter
- opening actionsopen, opening, unlock, unlocking, unlatch
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Joining to something else
connecting · fastening · coupling · joining · affixing
detachingattaching
Joining to something else
bonding · connecting · engaging · committing · investing
detachingattaching
Joining to something else
affiliating · integrating · incorporating · joining · assigning
attach, contact, detach, intact, detached, untouched, attachment, contagious, detachment