reattached
Put back on
Reattached is the past tense of reattach—to attach again something that has become separated.
Surgeons reattach severed limbs.
A fallen button is reattached to a shirt.
The word often implies restoration to an original state: The retina was successfully reattached.
Figuratively, someone might become reattached to an old habit or former partner.
Closed with surgical thread
- stitchedFastened with thread
- graftedAttached living tissue
- transplantedMoved from original location
- reimplantedSurgically restored to position
sewn · healing · recovery · rehabilitation · tissue · regeneration · wound · bandage
Restored or immovable
- mendedRestored after damage
- reconnectedJoined again after separation
- fastenedJoined or held together
- securedMade fast or obtained
affixed · glued · bonded · spliced · soldered · welded · fused · patched
Brought back together
- rejoinedReplied or reunited
- reinstatedReturned to previous position
- reestablishedFounded again after lapse
- reconstitutedRestored by adding liquid
replaced · returned · reassembled · refitted · remounted · rehung · relinked · rebonded
sutured
Closed with surgical thread
- stitchedFastened with thread
- graftedAttached living tissue
- transplantedMoved from original location
reimplanted · sewn · healing · recovery · rehabilitation · tissue · regeneration · wound · bandage · sutures
fixed
Restored or immovable
- mendedRestored after damage
- reconnectedJoined again after separation
- fastenedJoined or held together
secured · affixed · glued · bonded · spliced · soldered · welded · fused · patched · joined
reunited
Brought back together
- rejoinedReplied or reunited
- reinstatedReturned to previous position
- reestablishedFounded again after lapse
reconstituted · replaced · returned · reassembled · refitted · remounted · rehung · relinked · rebonded · relocked
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