Antonyms of verb detach

2 of 3 senses of detach

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

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

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

3 senses of detach

Sense 1
detach -- (cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it")
       => disconnect -- (make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten)

Sense 2
detach -- (separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment")
       => separate, divide -- (make a division or separation)

Sense 3
detach, come off, come away -- (come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery")
       => separate, divide, part -- (come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated")