detached

Examples

• All

• The percentage of detached houses with solar is therefore higher than we report.

  Blog text (29)

• Thirteen of the sixteen Vietnamese participants lived in detached houses with backyards, and three participants lived in townhouses with small courtyards.

  Academic text (2004)

• I want a massive detached house with land.

  The Diary Of A CEO

• At the end of the road, there was a large detached cottage built of clean red brick.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The report only includes individual results for two detached single-family homes.

  Blog text (1)

• The housing types in the survey included collective housing, detached housing, and densely packed terraced housing.

  Academic text (2001)

• As she paused on the steps outside, her gaze was drawn to the detached building on her left, which she assumed was the chapel.

  Fiction book (1998)

• A statistically random sample was drawn from a complete tax-assessment list of single-family, detached, owner-occupied houses in each of the six municipios.

  Academic text (1993)

• At the end of the street, they built a beautiful detached house surrounded by a large garden.

• The real estate agent showed us several options, including a spacious detached home ideal for families.

Synonyms

S

separate

vsdetached

829 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

is focused on buildings that are not joined to another building

S

solitary

vsdetached

191 4.6

Being alone and not with other people or things

describes buildings standing apart physically not merely being alone

I

isolated

vsdetached

56 3.8

Far from other places or people and hard to reach

is about not being joined rather than being far away

S

standalone

vsdetached

12 4.4

Can work without being connected to other things

is physical separation of buildings rather than functional independence

U

unattached

vsdetached

2 4.2

Not fixed to anything so it can move freely

is about buildings fixed in place but not joined to others

F

freestanding

vsdetached

1 4.0

An object that stands alone and is not attached to anything

is about buildings specifically not joined to other buildings

Antonyms

A

attached

3.1

A building joined to another by a shared wall and not standing alone

Compounds

D

detached retina

• Specialized

2 6.3

The retina pulls away from the back of the eye, causing sudden vision loss

D

detached house

1 2.5

A house that stands alone and is not attached to other houses

S

semi-detached house

• UK

2.3

A house joined to another on one side that shares a wall

How Separate

isolated

56 3.8

detached

3 3.8

semi-detached house

• UK

2.3

attached

3.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology