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Pronunciation:
[ dɪtˈat͡ʃmənt], [ dɪtˈatʃmənt], [ d_ɪ_t_ˈa_tʃ_m_ə_n_t]
Detachment is a feeling of separation from people, emotions or situations. There are several synonyms for the word detachment that express this sense of disconnection. One of the common synonyms is isolation which refers to being disconnected from others or feeling alone. Another synonym for detachment is aloofness which means being distant or cold towards others. Indifference is another synonym that conveys the lack of interest or concern for a person or a thing. Objectivity is another synonym for detachment which implies neutrality and impartiality. Finally, impartiality is another synonym that emphasizes fair-mindedness and lack of bias.
Related words: detachment from reality, detachment meaning, chronic detachment, destructive detachment, psychological detachment, spatial detachment, personal detachment
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Similar words for detachment:
- abstraction (noun)
- alienation (noun)
- aloofness (noun)
- apathy (noun)
- arm (noun)
- boredom (noun)
- brigade (noun)
- crew (noun)
- detachment (noun)
- detail (noun)
- disconnection (noun)
- disinterest (noun)
- disjunction (noun)
- dispassion (noun)
- dispassionateness (noun)
- dispersion (noun)
- disseverance (noun)
- dissolution (noun)
- distinctness (noun)
- disunion (noun)
- disunity (noun)
- division (noun)
- divorce (noun)
- equanimity (noun)
- extraneousness (noun)
- feeling (noun)
- force (noun)
- impartialness (noun)
- inattention (noun)
- inconsequence (noun)
- inconsequentiality (noun)
- inconsequentialness (noun)
- incuriousness (noun)
- indifference (noun)
- insensibleness (noun)
- insensitivity (noun)
- insignificancy (noun)
- isolation (noun)
- looseness (noun)
- messenger (noun)
- military troop (noun)
- objectivity (noun)
- parting (noun)
- partition (noun)
- party (noun)
- posse (noun)
- reverie (noun)
- rupture (noun)
- seclusion (noun)
- separation (noun)
- solitude (noun)
- unexcitability (noun)
- uninterest (noun)
- unresponsiveness (noun)
Synonyms for Detachment:
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- absent ,
- abstracted ,
- distant ,
- in a dream ,
- in a world of your own ,
- inattentive ,
- neglectful ,
- preoccupied ,
- spaced-out ,
- vacantly .
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- patrol .
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- assemble .
- entrancements ,
- pensivenesses ,
- pre occupation ,
- pre occupations ,
- pre-occupation ,
- pre-occupations ,
- re flection ,
- re flections ,
- re-flection ,
- re-flections ,
- reflectings ,
- ruminatings .
- alienation ,
- breach ,
- difference ,
- disjunction ,
- dissociation ,
- extraneousness ,
- foreignness ,
- inapplicability ,
- irrelevance ,
- other ,
- remoteness ,
- segregation .
- brown study ,
- coldness ,
- coolness ,
- dreaminess ,
- impartiality ,
- neutrality ,
- preoccupation ,
- unconcern ,
- woolgathering .
- dis regard ,
- dis regards ,
- dis-regard ,
- dis-regards ,
- emotionlessnesses ,
- half heartedness ,
- half heartednesses ,
- half-heartedness ,
- half-heartednesses ,
- halfheartednesses ,
- in sensibilities ,
- in sensibility ,
- in sensitivities ,
- in sensitivity ,
- in-sensibilities ,
- in-sensibility ,
- in-sensitivities ,
- in-sensitivity ,
- insensitivities ,
- insouciances ,
- passivities ,
- un concern ,
- un concerns ,
- un-concern ,
- un-concerns .
- Pococurantism ,
- irksomeness ,
- jadedness ,
- lack of interest ,
- monotony ,
- taedium vitae ,
- tiresomeness ,
- world-weariness .
- aggregation ,
- army ,
- assemblage ,
- assembly ,
- band ,
- battalion ,
- bevy ,
- body ,
- bunch ,
- cabal ,
- cadre ,
- caucus ,
- cell ,
- circle ,
- clan ,
- clique ,
- club ,
- coalition ,
- collection ,
- colony ,
- company ,
- complement ,
- coterie ,
- covey ,
- crew ,
- crowd ,
- drove ,
- faction ,
- fellowship ,
- fleet ,
- flock ,
- fraternity ,
- gang ,
- group ,
- herd ,
- hive ,
- host ,
- junta ,
- league ,
- litter ,
- mob ,
- nest ,
- outfit ,
- pack ,
- phalanx ,
- regiment ,
- retinue ,
- ring ,
- school ,
- sect ,
- set ,
- society ,
- squad ,
- staff ,
- string ,
- team ,
- tribe ,
- troupe ,
- union .
- Disarticulation ,
- amputation ,
- break ,
- cleavage ,
- cut ,
- disassembly ,
- disassociation ,
- disconnection ,
- disintegration ,
- dissection ,
- fissure ,
- incision ,
- part ,
- rent ,
- slice ,
- split .
- diffraction ,
- diffusion ,
- disbursement ,
- dislocation ,
- dispersal ,
- dispersion ,
- distribution ,
- divergence ,
- evanescence ,
- evaporation ,
- radiation ,
- refraction ,
- scattering .
- breaking ups ,
- dis integration ,
- dis integrations ,
- dis solution ,
- dis solutions ,
- dis-integration ,
- dis-integrations ,
- dis-solution ,
- dis-solutions ,
- re solutions ,
- re-solution ,
- re-solutions ,
- split ups ,
- split-ups ,
- splitup ,
- splitups .
- dis agreement ,
- dis agreements ,
- dis cord ,
- dis cords ,
- dis union ,
- dis unions ,
- dis-agreement ,
- dis-agreements ,
- dis-cord ,
- dis-cords ,
- dis-union ,
- dis-unions .
- bi section ,
- bi sections ,
- bi-sections ,
- breaking downs ,
- contrastings ,
- cutting ups ,
- departmentalizings ,
- detachings ,
- dis parting ,
- dis partings ,
- dis uniting ,
- dis-parting ,
- dis-partings ,
- dis-uniting ,
- dismemberments ,
- dispartings ,
- distinguishings ,
- disunitings ,
- dividings ,
- parcelings ,
- separatings ,
- splitting ups ,
- sub division ,
- sub divisions ,
- sub-division ,
- sub-divisions .
- decree nisi ,
- dedomiciling ,
- disparateness ,
- on the rocks ,
- parting of the ways ,
- separate maintenance ,
- splitsville .
- give take ,
- give takes ,
- reasonablenesses ,
- square deals ,
- up rightness ,
- up rightnesses ,
- up-rightness ,
- up-rightnesses .
- Inobservance ,
- absence ,
- absent-mindedness ,
- aloofness ,
- apathy ,
- befuddlement ,
- carelessness ,
- disregard ,
- disregardfulness ,
- distraction ,
- forgetfulness ,
- heedlessness ,
- inadvertence ,
- inattention ,
- lapse ,
- negligence ,
- obliviousness ,
- oversight ,
- thoughtlessness ,
- unconsciousness .
- in consequences ,
- in significance ,
- in significances ,
- in-consequence ,
- in-consequences ,
- in-significance ,
- in-significances ,
- un importance ,
- un importances ,
- un-importance ,
- un-importances .
- Stoniness ,
- bluntness ,
- callousness ,
- cold-bloodedness ,
- hardheartedness ,
- hardness ,
- heartlessness ,
- insensitiveness ,
- nonchalance ,
- numbness ,
- passionlessness ,
- ruthlessness ,
- toughness .
- de solation ,
- de solations ,
- de-solation ,
- de-solations ,
- hidings ,
- monkhoods ,
- privatenesses ,
- re treats ,
- re-treat ,
- re-treats ,
- reclusivenesses ,
- seclusivenesses .
- Brokenness ,
- Inconsistence ,
- disjointedness ,
- fuzziness ,
- incoherence ,
- laxness ,
- looseness ,
- non-cohesiveness .
- commissionaire ,
- commissionaires ,
- crier ,
- criers ,
- delivery person ,
- dispatcher ,
- dispatchers ,
- errand person ,
- flag-bearer ,
- schlepper .
- absentmindedness ,
- castle-building ,
- castles in air ,
- castles in the air ,
- dreamings ,
- mind trip ,
- phantasies ,
- phantasy .
- break ups ,
- break-ups ,
- bustups ,
- fallingout ,
- mis understanding ,
- mis understandings ,
- mis-understanding ,
- mis-understandings .
- aloneness ,
- anonymity ,
- apartheid ,
- banishment ,
- captivity ,
- confinement ,
- deportation ,
- disbarment ,
- ejection ,
- elimination ,
- eradication ,
- exclusion ,
- excommunication ,
- exile ,
- expatriation ,
- extirpation ,
- extradition ,
- loneliness ,
- misanthropy ,
- ostracism ,
- rejection ,
- removal ,
- standoffishness ,
- xenophobia .
Other synonyms:
- Disseverance ,
- Disseverment ,
- Equitableness ,
- Impartialness ,
- advance guard ,
- cavalry ,
- contingent ,
- disjuncture ,
- divorcement ,
- expeditionary force ,
- fair-mindedness ,
- firing squad ,
- garrison ,
- general staff ,
- guard ,
- guard of honour ,
- honor guard ,
- justness ,
- legionary ,
- militia ,
- nonpartisanship ,
- paratroops ,
- rearguard ,
- scouting party ,
- special operations ,
- squadron ,
- task force ,
- uncoupling ,
- vanguard .
- headquarters ,
- legion ,
- picket ,
- reserve ,
- severance .
- rank .
- distance .
Other relevant words:
• detachment
• discreteness
• neutrality
• Other relevant words (adjective):
• Other relevant words (noun):
- Ataraxy ,
- Cross-road ,
- Disparting ,
- Equability ,
- Good-bye ,
- Incuriosity ,
- Incuriousness ,
- Insensibleness ,
- Loneness ,
- Monkhood ,
- Objectiveness ,
- Ones ,
- Reclusion ,
- Separating ,
- abstraction ,
- arm ,
- armed band ,
- ataraxia ,
- bi-section ,
- bisection ,
- bisections ,
- boredom ,
- break-up ,
- breaking ,
- breaking down ,
- brigade ,
- broodings ,
- bustup ,
- carvings ,
- cross-roads ,
- departmentalizing ,
- detail ,
- disinterest ,
- disinterestedness ,
- dismemberment ,
- dispassion ,
- dispassionateness ,
- dissolution ,
- disunion ,
- disunity ,
- division ,
- divorce ,
- ell ,
- ells ,
- emotionlessness ,
- entrancement ,
- equabilities ,
- equanimity ,
- force ,
- give and take ,
- halfheartedness ,
- impassivity ,
- in consequence ,
- indifference ,
- insensitivity ,
- insouciance ,
- integer ,
- integers ,
- kitchen police ,
- leave-taking ,
- leave-takings ,
- leavetaking ,
- legitimacy ,
- lonesomeness ,
- lynch mob ,
- messenger ,
- mission ,
- module ,
- modules ,
- objectivity ,
- organization ,
- parceling ,
- partition ,
- party ,
- passivity ,
- peace and quiet ,
- pensiveness ,
- phlegm ,
- platoon ,
- pondering ,
- ponderings ,
- posse ,
- privateness ,
- projection ,
- quarantine ,
- rationing ,
- reasonableness ,
- reclusiveness ,
- rendings ,
- reverie ,
- rupture ,
- search party ,
- seclusion ,
- seclusiveness ,
- sectors ,
- segmentation ,
- segmentations ,
- separation ,
- singleness ,
- solitariness ,
- solitude ,
- split-up ,
- splittings ,
- square deal ,
- stolidity ,
- stolidness ,
- troop ,
- uninterest ,
- unresponsiveness ,
- valediction ,
- vivisection ,
- vivisections ,
- wing .
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How to use "Detachment" in context?
Detachment is the eighth noble truth of the Buddha. It means knowing how to cut off our attachments and to walk away from what is not good for us. Detachment can be difficult and often requires practice, but it is one of the most important things we can do to improve our lives.
Detachment can help us to overcome our fears and addictions, to be happier and more content with our lives. It can also help us to be more compassionate and understanding of others, and to develop a greater sense of detachment from our own selves.
Paraphrases for Detachment:
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
Stories, DET, testimonials.
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Noun, singular or mass
assignment, element, flotilla, placement, Placentae, outposting.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Foreign word
secondment.
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Adjective
contingent, secondment.
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Proper noun, singular
secondment.
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Noun, singular or mass
contingent, deployment, posse, secondment.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
secondment.
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Verb, base form
secondment.
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Foreign word
Homophones for Detachment:
- descend, desquamate, designed, decimate, desiccant, Dika Nut, dehiscent, Deoxygenate, dockhand, discant, disjointed, Djanet, doughnut, dissent, duty assignment, disunite, disowned, desmid, discommode, dig into, discussant, decant, dissonant, dismount, designated, decent, document, dignity, disunited, dismayed, descant, disjoint, deckhand, designate, disseminate, documented, disownment, discount, dissonate, descent, disjoined, dachshund, Docent, Desmond Tutu, disunity.
Hyponym for Detachment:
n.
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feeling
indifference.
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group
army unit.
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feeling
Meronym for Detachment:
n.
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group
flanker.
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group
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