adjective
remote and separate physically or socially
Synonyms
Examples
- existed over the centuries as a world apart
- preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson
- tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization
- an obscure village
adjective
having characteristics not shared by others
Synonyms
apart(p)
Examples
- scientists felt they were a group apart"- Vannever Bush
adverb
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
Examples
- These towns are many miles apart
- stood with his legs apart
- born two years apart
adverb
not taken into account or excluded from consideration
Synonyms
Examples
- these problems apart, the country is doing well
- all joking aside, I think you're crazy
adverb
away from another or others
Examples
- they grew apart over the years
- kept apart from the group out of shyness
- decided to live apart
adverb
placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
Synonyms
Examples
- had a feeling of being set apart
- quality sets it apart
- a day set aside for relaxing
adverb
one from the other
Examples
- people can't tell the twins apart
adverb
into parts or pieces
Synonyms
Examples
- he took his father's watch apart
- split apart
- torn asunder