Meaning

Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation..

Definitions by Sense

1. Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
2. Happening or occurring only once.
3. (chess, of a pawn) Such that no pawn of the same color is in an adjacent file.
4. (meteorology, of precipitation) Affecting ten to twenty percent of a forecast zone.
5. (medicine) Which has been extracted from the organism.
6. (medicine) Of a condition or abnormality: occurring in the absence of associated conditions or abnormalities.
7. (algebra, of an associated prime of a module) Minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes).
8. (of a person) Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc.

Example Sentences

an isolated tree in the mountains

Antarctica, like outer-space, is known as an ICE environment – isolated, confined and extreme – meaning unlike other isolated communities, the rate of change for its vocabulary can be slower.

isolated case

an isolated occurrence

And while one isolated act of kindness may seem random, it can lead to much more.

I feel so isolated among my workmates

Word Forms

• more isolated
• most isolated

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When Should You Use Isolated?

Use isolated when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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