Meaning & use
isolated
Separate or set apart from others, whether physically distant or occurring as a single instance.
See it in a sentence
The cabin was isolated, sitting miles from the nearest small town.
Officials described the incident as an isolated case, not a wider pattern.
A note on using this word
Isolated can describe physical remoteness or a single, unrelated occurrence, as in 'an isolated incident'.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
connectedwidespread
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