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apart

/əˈpɑɹt/adjective, adverb2 syllables

Apart means: remote and separate physically or socially.

Synonyms for apart18

adjective, as in remote and separate physically or socially

isolated, obscure, unconnected

adjective, as in having characteristics not shared by others

separate

adverb, as in not taken into account or excluded from consideration

aside

adverb, as in placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose

aside

adverb, as in into parts or pieces

asunder

also used for apart

independently, separately, absolutely, abstractedly, abstractly, discretely, individually, properly, in twain, half and half, in sunder, piecemeal

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What does apart mean?8

adjective

1

remote and separate physically or socially“existed over the centuries as a world apart”

2

having characteristics not shared by others“scientists felt they were a group apart”

adverb

1

not taken into account or excluded from consideration“these problems apart, the country is doing well”

2

placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose“had a feeling of being set apart”

3

into parts or pieces“he took his father's watch apart”

4

separated or at a distance in place or position or time“These towns are many miles apart”

5

away from another or others“they grew apart over the years”

6

one from the other“people can't tell the twins apart”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with apart?16

two syllables

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Apart in a sentence

  • Apart from the weather, it was a good picnic.CM
  • Apart from the cost, the color of the tie doesn't suit me.unknown
  • Apart from the plot, the book interested me.Zifre
  • Apart from his parents, no one knows him well.CS
  • Apart from a few mistakes, your composition was excellent.CM
  • It's a good paper, apart from a few spelling mistakes.Swift
  • Apart from his parents, no one knows him very well.CS
  • Apart from his parents, nobody would defend the suspect.unknown

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