Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out of touch

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables: out- of -touch
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

No longer maintaining contact or communications.

adj

Disconnected or insulated from the everyday experiences and concerns of ordinary people.

Derogatory

adj

Old-fashioned, no longer aware of popular culture.

adj

No longer conversant with crucial basics such as facts, reality, the real world, and sanity; not aware or realistic.

Example Sentences

"I had been out of touch with my old friend for a long time when she called."
"I don't feel a single thing / Have the pills done too much / Haven't caught up with my friends in weeks / And now we're outta touch"
"Near-synonyms: out of the loop; out of one's mind"
"The billionaire, who was once a man of the people, grew increasingly out of touch."
"They're so out of touch that all they can do all day is compare yacht sizes."
"Near-synonym: out of one's mind"

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

more out of touch (comparative) most out of touch (superlative)

Phrases

touch grass

Frequently Paired Words

touch grass rusty eccentric

Synonyms

incommunicado in the dark out of the loop out of one's mind

Antonyms

in touch well-grounded grounded well-rounded

Questions

What does out of touch mean?: No longer maintaining contact or communications.

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