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Synonyms of detach in English:

detach


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See Spanish definition of separar

verb

1‘he detached the front lamp from its bracket’

SYNONYMS
unfasten, disconnect, disengage, part, separate, uncouple, remove, loose, loosen, untie, unhitch, undo, unhook, unbutton, unzip, unclick, free, sever, pull off, cut off, clip off, hack off, chop off, prune off, nip off, tear off, break off, strip off, disunite
rare disjoin
ANTONYMS

attach

2‘a policeman detached himself from the crowd’

SYNONYMS
free, separate, segregate
move away, walk away, move off, split off
leave, abandon
ANTONYMS

join

3‘he has completely detached himself from the group whose principles he rejects’

SYNONYMS
dissociate, divorce, alienate, separate, segregate, isolate, cut off, delink
break away, become estranged, disaffiliate, defect
leave, quit, withdraw from, secede from, break with, part company with, sever connections with, break off relations with
reach a parting of the ways
British informal bust up
ANTONYMS

associate, join