SEPARATENESS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

separateness

noun

Definition of separateness

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. — 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

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Noun

If the first season is about solitude, the second is about the end of love — what happens when two people sleep separately, still care for one another, but are no longer in love.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Written in the solitude of endless tour nights following the release of Something, his fourth album exists in the liminal space between pop stardom and the quiet solitude of a hotel room on tour.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of solitude

Noun

Additional safety features include gas detection, electrical isolation monitoring, as well as technology designed to prevent battery failures from spreading between cells.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Likewise, Antarctic workers have been studied to learn about the psychological aspects of long-term isolation and small-group dynamics in stressful situations, another key aspect of space exploration.

— Daniella McCahey, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of isolation

Noun

Yet Seghers deftly exposes the insecurity, loneliness, and longing that hide behind masculinist poses.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
His loneliness is somewhat mitigated by the other sentient AIs he’s uploaded to his mindspace, envisioned by creator Terry Matalas (Syfy’s 12 Monkeys) as a big white house on a purposefully digital green lawn.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of loneliness

Noun

Growing up under the harsh system of segregation influenced Pillay's interest in human rights and the law.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Growing up under the harsh system of segregation influenced Pillay’s interest in human rights and the law.

— Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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