isolated
[adjective]
Synonyms: remote, hidden, lonely, off the beaten track, outlying, out-of-the-way, secluded

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Related Words: retired, secluded, withdrawn, abandoned, deserted, forsaken, stranded

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English Thesaurus: far, a long way, miles, in the distance, distant, ...

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i‧so‧lat‧ed AC /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd, ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: isolation, isolationism, isolationist; adjective: isolated, isolationist; verb: isolate]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: isolé, from Italian isolata, from isola 'island']

1. an isolated building, village etc is far away from any others Synonym : remote:
small isolated communities
Not many people visit this isolated spot.

2. feeling alone and unable to meet or speak to other people:
Young mothers often feel isolated.

3. an isolated action, event, example etc happens only once, and is not likely to happen again
isolated incident/case/event
Police say that last week’s protest was an isolated incident.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

isolated
adj.
VERBS appear, be, feel | become, get | remain | leave sb/sth Without help, many elderly people would be left isolated.
keep sb/sth She kept herself almost isolated from her colleagues.
ADV. extremely, very | completely, entirely, totally, utterly | increasingly, progressively | almost | largely | quite, rather, relatively, somewhat | effectively, essentially | apparently an apparently isolated incident
culturally, diplomatically, economically, geographically, physically, socially a culturally isolated community Unless a compromise could be reached the country would be diplomatically isolated on this issue.
PREP. from a child who is isolated from other children

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

far adverb a long distance – used mainly in negatives and questions, or after ‘too’, ‘so’, and ‘as’:
It’s not far to the airport from here.
Have you driven far?
The ship was so far away we could hardly see it.
a long way adverb a long distance from somewhere. This is the most common way of talking about long distances, except in negatives and questions when far is also common:
You must be tired – you’ve come a long way.
It’s a long way down from the top of the cliff.
I can’t see things that are a long way away.
miles adverb informal a very long way:
We hiked miles.
The school is miles away from where I live.
in the distance adverb a long way from where you are now – used when talking about things that seem small or sounds that seem quiet because they are a long way away:
Dogs were barking somewhere in the distance.
distant adjective especially written used about something that is a long distance from where you are now, and looks small or sounds quiet:
By now, the plane was just a distant speck in the sky.
the rumble of distant thunder
faraway adjective especially written a very long distance from where you are now:
a traveller from a faraway land
His voice sounded faraway.
He told us stories about the faraway countries he had visited.
remote adjective a remote place is a long distance from other places, and few people go there:
The helicopter crashed in a remote part of the country.
remote holiday destinations
isolated adjective an isolated place is a long distance from other towns, buildings, or people, and there is very little communication with surrounding places:
isolated rural areas of Nepal
Occasionally we passed through a small isolated village.
If you travel to isolated areas, make sure you have a good guide.
off the beaten track (also off the beaten path American English) adverb a place that is off the beaten track is a long distance from the places where people usually go, and often seems interesting and different because of this:
She likes to go to places that are a bit off the beaten track.

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lonely (also lonesome American English) unhappy because you are alone or do not have any friends:
Tammy felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York.
Our neighbor George is a very lonely man.
I get so lonesome here with no one to talk to.
isolated lonely because your situation makes it difficult for you to meet people:
People caring for sick relatives often feel very isolated.
Children of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society.
alienated feeling that you do not belong in a particular place or group:
She felt very alienated as the only woman in the company.
In high school she felt somehow different and alienated from other students.
homesick unhappy because you are a long way from your home and the people who live there:
When I first went to Germany, I was very homesick.
miss somebody used when saying that you feel unhappy because someone is not there with you:
I miss you.
She misses her friends.

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