Synonyms for
Isolated
Definition
Separated from other people or things; alone.
Synonyms & similar words
keepapart
apart
sequester
obscure
marooned
stray
disjunct
setapart
separated
sequestrate
detached
quarantined
isolate
insulate
stranded
secluded
lonely
separate
detached
insulated
remote
solitary
apart
disconnected
inaccessible
quarantined
withdrawn
cloistered
alienated
distinct
unaccompanied
excluded
sequestered
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- completely isolated
- physically isolated
- socially isolated
- isolated incident
- isolated community
- isolated case
- isolated system
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Usage note
Often used to describe places, people, or situations that are separate from others. Can sometimes carry a negative connotation of loneliness.
Example sentences
- The lighthouse was isolated from the mainland.
- The little girl felt isolated when her friends didn't invite her to the party.
- The scientist isolated the bacteria in the petri dish.
- The old man preferred to live an isolated life in the mountains.
- The small town was isolated by the snowstorm.
Quotes
Sometimes you need to isolate yourself from everyone and everything to just focus on your own sanity.
Being alone does not mean you are isolated, and being isolated does not mean you are alone.
Isolation is aloneness that feels forced upon you, like a punishment.
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