undetachable
- adjective
- /ˌʌndɪˈtæʧəbl/
- But, as an award citation in the Ghana Medical Journal recently noted, "you then did what the majority did not do at that time, in that you demonstrated patriotism and an undetachable bond to the land and place of your birth by returning to Kumasi."
Examples
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"Crying aloud in the rain on the top of the Howth tram"—Stephen is undetachable from his place.
Academic text (2010) -
In this particular tradition, family ties are considered undetachable, emphasizing the importance of heritage.
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The heart and soul of the team were undetachable, creating a strong sense of unity among the players.
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Their undetachable connection made it clear that they would always support each other through tough times.
Synonyms
Impossible to separate because things are very tightly joined
Cannot be ended or broken, for example a marriage
Not possible to remove completely
A thing you cannot divide into parts
Something you cannot get rid of
Cannot be taken out from where it is
Nothing can free it from something that holds or traps it
Not possible to remove or avoid completely
A mark, memory, or smell you cannot remove and that stays with you
Not able to be removed or erased completely
Something you cannot remove or forget
Does not divide into simpler parts
Impossible to see as separate parts, for example in a photo
Antonyms
How Attached
Surface Forms
Morphology
undetachable = detachable (transparent) = un + detach + able
Formed by negating the transparent adjective 'detachable' (detach + -able), yielding 'not capable of being detached'.
Etymology
The word undetachable breaks into un- 'not', detach 'to take away or separate', and -able 'able to be'. Think of attach 'to fasten' and detach 'to take away', so undetachable means 'not able to be separated or removed'.