Detached and Involved

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Detached adjective - Having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others.

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Involved is an antonym for detached in topics: objective, aloof.

Nearby Words: detach, detachment, detaching, detachable, detacher

Involved adjective - Having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated.

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Detached is an antonym for involved.

Nearby Words: involvement, involving

Hurston claimed to have participated in a ritual to obtain the bone, which involved tossing a live cat into a pot of boiling water, then leaving it to scald until the flesh and bones detached and floated to the surface.

Source: Eye of Newt

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