as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
the separateness of the island community has given it a distinct culture
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Recent Examples of separateness
These immigrants, who first settled the backcountry of Pennsylvania before pushing farther to the western and southern frontier, brought with them a cultural and linguistic separateness that had an immense impact on the speech of the American heartland.
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Valerie Fridland,
Big Think,
21 Apr. 2026
Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.
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Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Since becoming president of Taiwan, last May, Lai has asserted Taiwan’s separateness from the mainland and muted his predecessor’s efforts to reassure Beijing.
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Stephen Wertheim,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
Its geographic remoteness has cultivated a sense of separateness, with ancient inhabitants speaking a distinct dialect of Hawaiian.
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Meredith Bryan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2016
Valerie Fridland,
Big Think,
21 Apr. 2026
Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.
—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Since becoming president of Taiwan, last May, Lai has asserted Taiwan’s separateness from the mainland and muted his predecessor’s efforts to reassure Beijing.
—
Stephen Wertheim,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
Its geographic remoteness has cultivated a sense of separateness, with ancient inhabitants speaking a distinct dialect of Hawaiian.
—
Meredith Bryan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for separateness
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The result is an epidemic of solitude, if not loneliness; a dramatic drop in fertility; and a romantic famine across North and South America, Europe, and China.
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Your desire for solitude and introspection is strong during today’s Scorpio moon.
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After hours of debate on Tuesday, the Broward County School Board has paused the rollout of an artificial intelligence platform following concerns regarding privacy, cybersecurity and age-appropriate content.
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Her health, her family, her privacy, and a delineation between her pop star ego— her alter ego, to name her past album—and her own self.
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Research shows that practicing mindfulness in quiet outdoor spaces lowers stress and mitigates feelings of loneliness and social isolation.
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Some express skepticism on whether James can stay patient with Dončić ball-dominant and isolation-heavy play.
Noun
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While the bus is stopped, Daniel takes his silly ass bowling alone, the ultimate loneliness shorthand.
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There is a bond there that is strong enough, that overwhelming loneliness is bombed.
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People from throughout the nation come to the former all-Black school building to learn about this nation's history of school segregation and the landmark court case that banned it in 1954.
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At the center of that legacy is the Historic 18th and Vine Jazz District, where generations of Black entrepreneurs, musicians and residents built a thriving cultural and business community during segregation.
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“Separateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separateness. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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