distance yourself from sth
— phrasal verb with distance uk/ˈdɪs.təns/us/ˈdɪs.təns/verb
to become or seem less involved or connected with something:
The leader has recently distanced himself from the extremists in the party.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Separateness and isolation in space
- apart
- atomistic
- atomized
- bitty
- cloistered
- distance
- divorced
- freely
- give sth/sb a wide berth idiom
- hermetically sealed
- isolated
- loose
- parted
- privacy
- private
- purdah
- secluded
- uninhabited
- untethered
- wide
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