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

Even in the middle of her solitude, Karol made sure to invite collaborators into the studio to piece together the varied sounds that ripple and sway throughout No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Many followers pushed back, interpreting Brady’s solitude as peaceful me-time rather than sadness.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of solitude

Noun

Clifton Wade Tucker, 51, faces counts of possession of child pornography and invasion of privacy.

— Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
But the technology is also a snowballing privacy nightmare, according to critics who are fighting back with protests, legislation and websites dedicated to tracking the trackers.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of privacy

Noun

Malware installed on a device running macOS, iOS, and Android, for instance, has no ability to defeat this isolation unless the OS itself is compromised through some sort of exotic zero-day exploit.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Populations in the Eastern Pacific, Western Atlantic, Eastern Atlantic, and Indo-West Pacific each carried unique genetic signatures, reflecting long periods of genetic isolation.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of isolation

Noun

This method uses genetic variants statistically associated with a tendency towards loneliness or social isolation as proxies to investigate whether those experiences may affect health.

— The Conversation US, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
It was associated, however, with more concern about loneliness.

— Diego Guevara Beltran, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of loneliness

Noun

Many of the march’s leaders and participants were later imprisoned in the Women’s Jail, where activists were held separately according to their race, as apartheid enforced segregation everywhere in South Africa.

— Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
The history of redlining, segregation and the lack of generational wealth shows how decisions made by the founding fathers created the landscape that exists for Black people in present day.

— Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

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