| Main Entry: | apart |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | separate |
Synonyms: |
afar, alone, aloof, aside, away, by itself, cut off*, disassociated, disconnected, distant, distinct, divorced, excluded, exclusively, freely, independent, independently, individually, isolated, lone wolf, separated, separately, singly, special, to itself, to one side |
Antonyms: |
together |
| Main Entry: | aloof |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remote |
Synonyms: |
above, apart, casual, chilly, cold, cold fish, cool, detached, distant, forbidding, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, haughty, incurious, indifferent, laid back, lone wolf, loner*, offish, on ice, putting on airs, reserved, secluded, solitary, standoffish, stuck up, supercilious, thick-skinned, unapproachable, unconcerned, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, unsympathetic, uppity, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
concerned, friendly, sociable |
| Main Entry: | aside |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | away from; to the side |
Synonyms: |
abreast, afar, alone, alongside, apart, away, beside, by oneself, down, in isolation, in reserve, near, nearby, neck and neck, out, out of the way, privately, separately, sidewise |
Antonyms: |
middle |
| Main Entry: | away |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in another direction; at a distance |
Synonyms: |
abroad, absent, afar, apart, aside, beyond, distant, elsewhere, far afield, far away, far off, far remote, forth, from here, hence, not present, off, out of, out of the way, over, to one side |
| Main Entry: | detached |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disconnected |
Synonyms: |
alone, apart, discrete, disjoined, divided, emancipated, free, isolate, isolated, loose, loosened, removed, separate, severed, unaccompanied, unconnected |
Antonyms: |
attached, combined, connected, coupled, linked, merged, united |
| Main Entry: | distant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | faraway |
Synonyms: |
a piece, abroad, abstracted, apart, arm's length, asunder, away, backwoods, beyond range, far, far back, far-flung, far-off, farther, further, in the background, in the boonies, in the distance, in the sticks, inaccessible, indirect, isolated, middle of nowhere, not home, obscure, out of earshot, out of range, out of reach, out-of-the-way, outlying, remote, removed, retired, secluded, secret, separate, sequestered, telescopic, unapproachable, ways, wide of, yonder |
Antonyms: |
adjacent, close, near, nearby, neighboring |
| Main Entry: | independently |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | alone |
Synonyms: |
all by one's self, apart, autonomously, by oneself, exclusive of, freely, individually, of one's own volition, on one's own, one at a time, one by one, separately, severally, singly, solo, unaided, unrestrictedly, unsupervised, without regard to, without support |
Antonyms: |
dependently |
| Main Entry: | individually |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | separately |
Synonyms: |
alone, apart, by oneself, distinctively, exclusively, independently, one at a time, one by one, personally, restrictedly, severally, singly, without help |
Antonyms: |
together |
| Main Entry: | isolated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unique; private |
Synonyms: |
abandoned, abnormal, alone, anomalous, apart, backwoods, confined, deserted, detached, exceptional, far-out, forsaken, hidden, incommunicado, lonely, lonesome, off beaten track, out-of-the-way, outlying, random, remote, retired, screened, secluded, segregated, sequestered, single, solitary, special, stranded, unaccompanied, unfrequented, unrelated, untypical, unusual, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
included, incorporated, mingling, public |
| Main Entry: | lonely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | feeling friendless, forlorn |
Synonyms: |
abandoned, alone, apart, by oneself, comfortless, companionless, deserted, desolate, destitute, disconsolate, down, empty, estranged, forsaken, godforsaken, homeless, isolated, left, lone, lonesome, outcast, reclusive, rejected, renounced, secluded, single, solitary, troglodytic, unattended, unbefriended, uncherished, unsocial, withdrawn |
| Notes: | lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship, while lonesome heightens the suggestion of sadness; forlorn and desolate are even more isolated and sad |
Antonyms: |
befriended, loved, unlonely |