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
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.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for separateness
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Big game hunters, backpackers, river runners, national park visitors, artists and musicians all make the long trek into Big Bend National Park for the wilderness, the wildlands and the solitude.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Sure, music lays down a foundation of loudness in bars and DJs mix tracks in dance clubs, but most of us, most of the time, do our listening in solitude.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
26 Feb. 2026
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Lovely people, every one, but if your definition of vacation privacy includes stepping onto your terrace without locking eyes with someone else's morning routine, request a standalone cottage or spring for a villa.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Please allow family and friends privacy and patience during this difficult time.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Feb. 2026
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The abrupt onset of social isolation and the disruption of academic routine led to anxiety.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Winter reports » More Top Stories Mitski’s new album is a dark ode to isolation.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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This pup who befriended a nursing home resident struggling with loneliness.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Your own fears about heights, cold loneliness, heat, even death.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
18 Feb. 2026
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Jackson played football at Sterling High School in Greenville, and famously protested library segregation with a group known as the Greenville Eight.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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While both West Indians and Afro Panamanians were subjected to segregation and police brutality, the Americans running the Canal Zone tended to treat the English-speaking West Indians better.—
Brendan Frizzell,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Separateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separateness. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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