| ADJECTIVE | all | isolated, stray | not close together in time |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | isolated, detached, separated, set-apart | being or feeling set or kept apart from others | |
| all | isolated, disjunct | marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements | |
| all | isolated, marooned, stranded | cut off or left behind | |
| all | isolated, quarantined | under forced isolation / isolation especially for health reasons | |
| all | isolated, apart, obscure | remote and separate physically or socially |
| Sounds | ay'sahley.tahd; ay'sahley.tihd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd... | |
| abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... | ||
| Meaning | not close together in time. | |
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| Example | "isolated instances of rebellion" | |
| Synonym | stray | |
| Broader | sporadic | recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances |
| Spanish | aislado, diseminado, disperso | |
| Catalan | aïllat, dispers, disseminat, isolat | |
| Meaning | Being or feeling set or kept apart from others. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson | |
| Synonyms | detached, separated, set-apart | |
| Broader | separate | Independent |
| Spanish | aislado, segregado, separado | |
| Meaning | marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements. | |
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| Example | "little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"- Scientific Monthly | |
| Synonym | disjunct | |
| Broader | separate | Independent |
| Spanish | aislado, separado | |
| Meaning | cut off or left behind. | |
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| Example | "an isolated pawn" | |
| Synonyms | marooned, stranded | |
| Broader | unaccompanied | Without an escort |
| Spanish | abandonado, aislado, apartado, varado | |
| Catalan | encallat | |
| Meaning | Under forced isolation / isolation especially for health reasons. | |
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| Example | "isolated patients" | |
| Synonym | quarantined | |
| Broader | segregated, unintegrated | separated or isolated / isolated from others or a main group |
| Spanish | aislado | |
| Meaning | Remote and separate physically or socially. | |
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| Example | "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization" | |
| Synonyms | apart, obscure | |
| Broader | unconnected | not joined or linked together |
| Spanish | aislado, apartado | |
| Catalan | aïllat, apartat | |
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