out of touch

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

2. (idiomatic) No longer maintaining contact or communications.

   Synonyms: incommunicado, in the dark, out of the loop

   Antonym: in touch

   I had been out of touch with my old friend for a long time when she called.

   • 2022 January 28, Em Beihold, Nick Lopez, Dru DeCaro, “Numb Little Bug”, in Egg in the Backseat‎^[1], performed by Em Beihold:

     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

4. (idiomatic, derogatory) Disconnected or insulated from the everyday experiences and concerns of ordinary people.

   Antonyms: in touch, well-grounded, grounded, well-rounded

   Coordinate terms: rusty, eccentric

   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.

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

   Antonym: in touch

   Near-synonym: out of one's mind

   Did his answer strike you as out of touch with reality?

   • 1992, Dave Pirner, “Runaway Train”, in Grave Dancers Union, performed by Soul Asylum:

     Bought a ticket for a runaway train / Like a madman laughing at the rain / A little out of touch, a little insane