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Isolated has 8 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of isolate

"The storm isolated the village from the rest of the country."

In plain English: To isolate something means to separate it from everything else so that nothing can touch or affect it.

"The storm isolated us from the rest of town for several days."

Adjective
1

not close together in time

"isolated instances of rebellion"

"a few stray crumbs"

2

being or feeling set or kept apart from others

"she felt detached from the group"

"could not remain the isolated figure he had been"

"thought of herself as alone and separated from the others"

"had a set-apart feeling"

3

marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements

"little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"

4

cut off or left behind

"an isolated pawn"

"several stranded fish in a tide pool"

"travelers marooned by the blizzard"

5

under forced isolation especially for health reasons

"a quarantined animal"

"isolated patients"

6

remote and separate physically or socially

"existed over the centuries as a world apart"

"preserved because they inhabited a place apart"

"tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"

"an obscure village"

7

Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.

"The lighthouse stood isolated on a jagged rock far from any other land."

In plain English: Isolated means being far away from other people and places, so you are all by yourself with no easy way to get help or company nearby.

"The house is located in an isolated valley far from any town."

Usage: Use isolated to describe something physically separated from others, such as an island or a remote house. Avoid confusing it with solitary when referring specifically to the state of being without companionship rather than physical distance.

Example Sentences
"The house is located in an isolated valley far from any town." adj
"She felt isolated when she moved to the quiet village far from friends and family." adj
"The store is an isolated spot with no other businesses nearby for miles." adj
"He was isolated by his own fears during the long winter storm." adj
"The storm isolated us from the rest of town for several days." verb
Related Terms

Origin

The word entered English from the French phrase isolé, which literally means "separated." It was adopted to describe something that stands alone or is cut off from others.

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