unattached
adjective
un·at·tached
ˌən-ə-ˈtacht 
1
a
: not assigned or committed (as to a particular task, organization, or person)
especially
: not married or engaged
b
: not seized as security for a legal judgment
2
: not joined or united
unattached buildings
Examples of unattached in a Sentence
My brother is currently unattached.
everyone was surprised when the unattached woman finally fell in love
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
Season-ending surgeries for Grant Williams (ACL) and Brandon Miller (right wrist) were like sticking an unattached pump needle into the air hole on a basketball, completely deflating it.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
This behavior qualifies as tool use because dogs use an unattached object (a stick) to modify their own condition (relieving tooth pain or cleaning teeth) while holding and manipulating it with their paws.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Aurora is professionally accomplished but unattached, unable to commit to a man.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Unattached.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unattached. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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unattached
adjective
un·at·tached
ˌən-ə-ˈtacht
1
: not attached
2
: not married or engaged
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