Synonyms: isolated, apart, obscure
Definition: remote and separate physically or socially
Usage: 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
Similar words: unconnected
Definition: not joined or linked together
Synonyms: apart
Definition: having characteristics not shared by others
Usage: scientists felt they were a group apart- Vannever Bush
Similar words: separate
Definition: independent; not united or joint
Usage: a problem consisting of two separate issues; they went their separate ways; formed a separate church