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detached

adjective
  1. Set away from all others: alone, apart, isolate, isolated, lone, removed, solitary. See include
  2. Lacking interest in one's surroundings or worldly affairs: aloof, disinterested, incurious, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested, uninvolved. See attitude, concern
  3. Without emotion or interest: apathetic, impassive, incurious, indifferent, insensible, lethargic, listless, phlegmatic, stolid, unconcerned, uninterested, unresponsive. See feelings
  4. Not easily excited, even under pressure: calm, collected, composed, cool, cool-headed, even 1, even-tempered, imperturbable, nonchalant, possessed, unflappable, unruffled. See calm
  5. Feeling or showing no strong emotional involvement: disinterested, dispassionate, impersonal, indifferent, neutral. See feelings

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