isolated

comparative more isolated · superlative most isolated

1. Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.

   an isolated tree in the mountains

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   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.

   2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2024

2. Happening or occurring only once.

   isolated case

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   an isolated occurrence

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

   2025 November 13, Kamala Thiagarajan, “If you're going to be kind to another human, today is the day to do it!”, in NPR, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2025

3. board gamesSuch that no pawn of the same color is in an adjacent file.
4. climatologyAffecting ten to twenty percent of a forecast zone.
5. medicineWhich has been extracted from the organism.
6. medicineOf a condition or abnormality: occurring in the absence of associated conditions or abnormalities.
7. algebraMinimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes).

   Antonyms: embedded

8. Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc.

   I feel so isolated among my workmates

   Synonyms: abandoned, alone, forsaken, lonely, lonesome, solitary

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of isolate