isolated

adjective

iso·​lat·​ed ˈī-sə-ˌlā-təd 

also ˈi-

1

: occurring alone or once : unique

2

: sporadic

Synonyms of isolated

• secluded
• sheltered
• hidden

Examples of isolated in a Sentence

The town remains a very isolated community.

The camp is located in an isolated area.

The arrest was an isolated incident in his youth.

a few isolated cases of vandalism

Recent Examples on the Web

Stray showers continue to hover near the coastline of Miami-Dade and Broward counties and will continue to be fairly isolated throughout the late morning and early afternoon. —Shane Hinton, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025

The shooting that took place today at Kentucky State University appears to be an isolated incident – not a mass shooting. —David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 10 Dec. 2025

Police have characterized the shooting as an isolated incident. —Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025

After the death of her father, a grieving young girl moves to an isolated house in a new town with her mother and grandmother, only to discover there is something monstrous hidden in the town’s history and the woods behind their new home. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for isolated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated