“apart”

Definitions

• adjective

  remote and separate physically or socially

  Synonyms: isolated, obscure, adrift, alien, alienated, alone, aloof, aside, asunder, away, besides, bipartite

  • Example:“… existed over the centuries as a world apart”
  • Example:“preserved because they inhabited a place apart”

• adjective

  having characteristics not shared by others

  • Example:“Scientists felt they were a group apart.”

• adverb

  separated or at a distance in place or position or time

  • Example:“These towns are many miles apart.”
  • Example:“… stood with his legs apart”

• adverb

  not taken into account or excluded from consideration

  Synonyms: aside

  • Example:“These problems apart, the country is doing well.”
  • Example:“All joking aside, I think you're crazy.”

• adverb

  away from another or others

  • Example:“They grew apart over the years.”
  • Example:“… kept apart from the group out of shyness”

• adverb

  placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose

  Synonyms: aside

  • Example:“… had a feeling of being set apart”
  • Example:“Quality sets it apart.”