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- DictionaryI·so·lat·ed/ˈīsəˌlādəd/
adjective
- 1. far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote: "isolated farms and villages" Similar remoteout of the wayoutlyingoff the beaten tracksecludedin the depths of …hard to findlonelyin the back of beyondin the hinterlandsoff the mapin the middle of nowheregodforsakenobscureinaccessiblecutoffunreachablefarawayfar-flungin the backwoodslonesomein the backveldin the plattelandin the backblocksin the booayinformal:ungetatablein the sticksjerkwaterin the tall timbersBarcoobeyond the black stumparchaic:unapproachableOpposite accessible
- ▪ having minimal contact or little in common with others: "he lived a very isolated existence" Similar solitarylonelycompanionlessunaccompaniedby oneselfon one's own(all) alonefriendlesssecludedcloisteredsequesteredsegregatedprotectedcocoonedshelteredinsulatedimmuneantisocialunsociablewithdrawnreclusiveintrovertedhermiticlonesomeOpposite sociable
- ▪ single; exceptional: "they were isolated incidents" Similar uniquesinglelonesoleonlyonesolitaryindividualunusualuncommonexceptionalanomalousabnormaloddatypicaluntypicalrandomunrelatedstrayfreakinformal:one-offOpposite commonmultiple
Word Origin mid 18th century: from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from late Latin insulatus ‘made into an island’, from Latin insula ‘island’.
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