Antonyms of verb attach

2 of 5 senses of attach

Sense 1
attach -- (cause to be attached)
       Antonym of detach (Sense 1)
      => detach -- (cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it")

Sense 3
attach -- (become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill")
       Antonym of detach (Sense 3)
      => detach, come off, come away -- (come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb attach

5 senses of attach

Sense 1
attach -- (cause to be attached)
       => connect, link, tie, link up -- (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms")

Sense 2
attach -- (be attached; be in contact with)
       => touch, adjoin, meet, contact -- (be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point")
          Phrasal Verb-> attach to#2

Sense 3
attach -- (become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill")
       => join, conjoin -- (make contact or come together; "The two roads join here")
          Phrasal Verb-> attach to#1

Sense 4
bind, tie, attach, bond -- (create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child")
       => relate -- (have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers")

Sense 5
impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize -- (take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork")
       => take -- (take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks")