US /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/
adj Freq #5932

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    far away from other places, people, or things

    They live in an isolated cottage high in the mountains.

  2. 2
    adj

    feeling alone and separated from other people

    After moving to a new city, she felt lonely and isolated.

  3. 3
    adj

    happening only once, not as part of a pattern

    The police said it was an isolated incident and there was no danger to the public.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · far away from other places,... remote
2 adj · feeling alone and separated... alonelonelysolitary
3 adj · happening only once, not as... stray
Word family
Derived forms isolateisolatedlyisolatednessnonisolatedoptoisolatedsocially-isolatedunisolated

Etymology

A rendering into English of French isolé.

View etymology graph ->

Topics

markdown

Send feedback

Optional — only if you'd like a reply.