isolated

[ahy-suh-ley-tid, is-uh-]

adjective

1. separated from other persons or things; alone; solitary.

Other Word Forms

• isolatedly adverb
• semi-isolated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of isolated¹

First recorded in 1755–65; equivalent to French isol(é) (from Italian; isolato ) + -ate ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The district tries to present the complaints as isolated incidents, but antisemitism is districtwide, she said.

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She explained that the higher risk is not limited to isolated locations or people who spend much of their time outdoors.

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That dangerous gamble has left Hungary increasingly isolated, while failing to produce the diplomatic breakthrough in Ukraine that Orbán clearly hoped for.

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"People think what happened in their own home was an isolated incident. We try to say: this history isn't individual, it was systematic."

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Prof. Archer describes the Tingamarra deposit at Murgon as part of a far larger scientific story, revealing details about life before Australia became isolated.

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Related Words

• confined 
• deserted 
• detached 
• hidden 
• lonely 
• outlying 
• remote 
• secluded 
• segregated 
• unusual