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单词 isolated
释义

isolated

adjective

iso·​lat·​ed ˈī-sə-ˌlā-təd How to pronounce isolated (audio)
 also  ˈi-
1
: occurring alone or once : unique
2
: sporadic

Synonyms

  • cloistered
  • covert
  • hidden
  • quiet
  • remote
  • retired
  • secluded
  • secret
  • sheltered
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Example Sentences

The town remains a very isolated community. The camp is located in an isolated area. The arrest was an isolated incident in his youth. a few isolated cases of vandalism
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Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1

isolated 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in secluded
screened or sequestered from view the hikers unexpectedly came upon an isolated mountain cabin

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • secluded
  • sheltered
  • hidden
  • lonely
  • remote
  • quiet
  • cloistered
  • retired
  • lone
  • solitary
  • private
  • covert
  • secret
  • reclusive
  • lonesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • visible
  • obvious
  • exposed
2
as in occasional
not often occurring or repeated fortunately, the error was just an isolated incident and the rest was done correctly

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • occasional
  • odd
  • rare
  • infrequent
  • sporadic
  • scattered
  • unusual
  • uncommon
  • scarce
  • unique
  • intermittent
  • discontinuous
  • few and far between
  • spasmodic
  • spotty
  • irregular
  • erratic
  • choppy
  • fitful
  • unsteady

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • frequent
  • common
  • regular
  • ordinary
  • daily
  • routine

isolated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of isolate
as in separated
to set or keep apart from others rescuers finally reached outlying villages that had been isolated by the massive earthquake

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • separated
  • segregated
  • secluded
  • insulated
  • sequestered
  • confined
  • restrained
  • detached
  • removed
  • quarantined
  • cut off
  • restricted
  • incarcerated
  • abstracted
  • kept
  • disengaged
  • immured
  • jailed
  • interned
  • held
  • detained
  • locked (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • integrated
  • connected
  • associated
  • linked
  • united
  • joined
  • reintegrated
  • assimilated
  • liberated
  • desegregated
  • released
  • discharged
  • freed
  • loosed
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