| 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sequestered, single, solitary, special, stranded, unaccompanied, unfrequented, unrelated, untypical, unusual, withdrawn |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: | out-of-the-way |
Synonyms: |
alone, deserted, desolate, godforsaken, isolated, obscure, off the beaten track, private, quiet, remote, removed, retired, secluded, secret, sequestered, solitary, unfrequented, uninhabited |
| 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: |
close, frequented, inhabited |
| Main Entry: | out of the way |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secluded |
Synonyms: |
backwoods, distant, far-flung, faraway, godforsaken, inaccessible, isolated, lonely, obscure, off the beaten track, outer, outermost, outlying, peripheral, remote, sequestered |
Antonyms: |
accessible, handy, near |
| Main Entry: | quaint |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strange, odd |
Synonyms: |
bizarre, curious, droll, eccentric, erratic, fanciful, fantastic, freakish, freaky, funny, idiosyncratic, laughable, oddball, off the beaten track, offbeat, original, outlandish, peculiar, queer, singular, special, unusual, weird*, whimsical |
Antonyms: |
common, conventional, regular, usual |
| Main Entry: | secluded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | isolated, sheltered |
Synonyms: |
abandoned, alone, aloof, beleaguered, blockaded, cloistered, close, closet, confidential, covert, cut off, deserted, hermetic, hidden, incommunicado, insular, isolate, lonely, lonesome, off the beaten track, out-of-the-way, personal, private, quarantined, quiet, reclusive, remote, removed, reserved, retired, screened, secluse, seclusive, secret, segregated, sequestered, shut off, shy, singular, solitary, tucked away, unapproachable, unfrequented, uninhabited, unsociable, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
joining, mingling, open, public, sociable, socializing |
| Main Entry: | unconventional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very different; odd |
Synonyms: |
anarchistic, atypical, avant-garde, beat, bizarre, crazy, eccentric, far-out, freakish, freaky, free and easy, idiosyncratic, individual, individualistic, informal, irregular, kinky*, kooky, nonconformist, oddball, off the beaten track, off the wall, offbeat, original, out in left field, out of the ordinary, unceremonious, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unorthodox, unusual, way-out, weirdo* |
Antonyms: |
conventional, formal, normal, standard, usual |
| Main Entry: | off the beaten path |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not on the usual path |
Synonyms: |
not well-known, off the beaten track, offbeat, out of the ordinary, unfrequented, unusual, unvisited |
| Main Entry: | out of the ordinary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not usual |
Synonyms: |
bizarre, exceptional, incredible, notable, odd, off the beaten track, offbeat, one of a kind, out of this world, special, strange, uncommon, unheard of, unique, unusual, wonderful |
| Main Entry: | screened |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secluded |
Synonyms: |
abandoned, alone, aloof, beleaguered, blockaded, cloistered, close, closet, confidential, covert, cut off, deserted, hermetic, hidden, incommunicado, insular, isolate, lonely, lonesome, off the beaten track, out-of-the-way, personal, private, quarantined, quiet, reclusive, remote, removed, reserved, retired, secluse, seclusive, secret, segregated, sequestered, shut off, shy, singular, solitary*, tucked away, unapproachable, unfrequented, uninhabited, unsociable, withdrawn |