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isolated

/ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/adjective4 syllables

Isolated means: being or feeling set or kept apart from others.

Synonyms for isolated22

adjective, as in being or feeling set or kept apart from others

detached, separated, set-apart, separate

adjective, as in cut off or left behind

marooned, stranded, unaccompanied

adjective, as in under forced isolation especially for health reasons

quarantined, segregated, unintegrated

adjective, as in remote and separate physically or socially

apart, obscure, unconnected

adjective, as in not close together in time

stray, sporadic

adjective, as in marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements

disjunct, separate

also used for isolated

abandoned, alone, forsaken, lonely, lonesome, solitary

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What does isolated mean?6

adjective

1

being or feeling set or kept apart from others“she felt detached from the group”

2

cut off or left behind“an isolated pawn”

3

under forced isolation especially for health reasons“a quarantined animal”

4

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

5

not close together in time“isolated instances of rebellion”

6

marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements“little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Isolated in a sentence

  • The more stubborn you are, the more isolated you become.al_ex_an_der
  • On this isolated beach, you feel like you are all alone in the world.samir_t
  • When learning a foreign language, focus on learning phrases instead of isolated words.CK
  • In his little isolated hut, he found a strange comfort in loneliness.samir_t
  • Because of your symptoms, you must be temporarily medically isolated.NurseMeeks
  • Layla was socially isolated by her parents, especially her mother.OsoHombre
  • The village was isolated by the heavy storm.CM
  • Felix realized how isolated and vulnerable he was to the dangers of the desert.Amastan

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