Synonyms of isolated

isolated 1 of 2

adjective

ˈī-sə-ˌlā-təd 

1

as in secluded

screened or sequestered from view

the hikers unexpectedly came upon an isolated mountain cabin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secluded
• sheltered
• hidden
• remote
• quiet
• lonely
• retired
• lone
• cloistered
• private
• covert
• solitary
• secret
• reclusive
• lonesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obvious
• visible
• exposed

2

as in occasional

not often occurring or repeated

fortunately, the error was just an isolated incident and the rest was done correctly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• occasional
• odd
• rare
• infrequent
• sporadic
• unusual
• scattered
• uncommon
• scarce
• few and far between
• unique
• intermittent
• discontinuous
• irregular
• erratic
• spasmodic
• spotty
• unsteady
• fitful
• choppy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• frequent
• regular
• common
• daily
• ordinary
• routine

isolated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of isolate

as in separated

to set or keep apart from others

rescuers finally reached outlying villages that had been isolated by the massive earthquake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• separated
• segregated
• secluded
• insulated
• removed
• sequestered
• restrained
• confined
• cut off
• quarantined
• detached
• restricted
• incarcerated
• kept
• locked (up)
• abstracted
• disengaged
• jailed
• interned
• held
• detained
• immured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• integrated
• connected
• associated
• linked
• joined
• united
• reintegrated
• assimilated
• desegregated
• liberated
• released
• discharged
• freed
• loosed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of isolated

Adjective

Increasingly isolated and drawn to an enigmatic female neighbor, Sarah struggles to distinguish reality from nightmare. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

However recognizable the structures may be—isolated phrases giving way to longform improvisation—the performance finds Taylor in a transitional period, one in which the ephemerality of the moment pushed its musicians to bold new places. — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026

Verb

Police said the incident appeared to be isolated, and investigators do not believe there is a threat to the public. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026

Another complainant, Rosana Vaccon, said she was isolated from her family and never received letters from her mother informing her of her father’s serious illness. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026