Synonyms

isolated

American

[ahy-suh-ley-tid, is-uh-] / ˈaɪ səˌleɪ tɪd, ˈɪs ə- /

adjective

separated from other persons or things; alone; solitary.

Other Word Forms

isolatedly adverb
semi-isolated adjective

Etymology

Origin of isolated

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

Example Sentences

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Social media made it possible for people who were once isolated to find one another, share strategies and build peer-support communities.

From The Wall Street Journal

His case is extreme - but far from isolated.

From BBC

The video concludes with the officer opening a laptop while parked in an isolated spot and calling up a page that says “Contact the CIA” in Chinese.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We're just isolated...Everybody excludes us. So might as well be, like, alone."

From Barron's

We are not isolated from one another in our faith.

From The Wall Street Journal

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