Attachment
Attachment noun - A feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone.
Contact and attachment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contact" instead a noun "Attachment".
Contact
Contact noun - An acquaintance who has influence especially in the business or political world.
Attachment and contact are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attachment" instead a noun "Contact".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| close | close attachment | close contact |
| human | human attachment | human contact |
| similar | similar attachment | similar contact |
| true | true attachment | true contact |
| Other adjectives: romantic, actual, real, large, inappropriate, little, personal, secret, new, continued, further, significant, greater, last, extended. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Rectify: Daniel, being isolated and raped while in prison, craves positive human contact which explains his attachment to his mother and his feelings for Tawney which jump started when she was shown to be genuinely nice and interested in him.
Source: Desperately Craves Affection -
The revelation that the Republic era Jedi Order recruited Force Sensitive children at very young ages and required them to have no further contact with or knowledge of their families (because that would be an emotional attachment), made some fans view them as brainwashed Child Soldiers.
Source: Family-Unfriendly Aesop - His reason for the attachment to "Wilson" is probably due to his desperation for anything to talk to or have contact with due to him missing the love of his life and longing for her via looking at her picture while on the island.
Source: Desperately Craves Affection
Cite this Source
Contact and Attachment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attachment/contact
Attachment & Contact. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attachment/contact>.
Contact or Attachment. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attachment/contact.
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