isolated

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

ADJECTIVE

unique; private

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confined deserted detached hidden lonely outlying remote secluded segregated unusual

STRONG

abandoned forsaken retired screened sequestered single stranded withdrawn

WEAK

abnormal alone anomalous apart backwoods exceptional incommunicado lonesome off the beaten track out-of-the-way random solitary special unaccompanied unfrequented unrelated untypical

Antonyms

STRONGEST

close open

STRONG

cherished

WEAK

included incorporated mingling public

Example Sentences

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Their lawyer, Jjumba Anthony, said this was not an isolated case.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

A few isolated showers can't be ruled out, however.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Those victories reinforced what has become increasingly difficult to dismiss: Mamdani’s own election was not simply an isolated upset.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

Textualism requires courts to read words in their statutory setting, not as isolated entries in a lexicon.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

At first, glaciers blocked the way from Alaska to the rest of America, allowing no more than perhaps a few isolated pioneers to investigate the lands further south.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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