APART: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for APART?

Need another word that means the same as “apart”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “apart” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Apart” are: aside, asunder, away from each other, separately, not together, independently, in pieces, isolated, obscure

Apart as an Adjective

Definitions of "Apart" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “apart” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Having characteristics not shared by others- Vannever Bush.
• Remote and separate physically or socially- W.H.Hudson.
• Having characteristics not shared by others.
• Remote and separate physically or socially.

Synonyms of "Apart" as an adjective (2 Words)

isolated	Single; exceptional. Could not remain the isolated figure he had been.
obscure	Not discovered or known about; uncertain. An obscure village.

Usage Examples of "Apart" as an adjective

• Preserved because they inhabited a place apart.
• Scientists felt they were a group apart.
• Existed over the centuries as a world apart.

Apart as an Adverb

Definitions of "Apart" as an adverb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “apart” as an adverb can have the following definitions:

• Separated or at a distance in place or position or time.
• Placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose.
• Used to indicate that one is dismissing something from consideration or moving from one tone or topic to another.
• Not taken into account or excluded from consideration.
• To or on one side; at a distance from the main body.
• So as to be shattered; into pieces.
• No longer living together or close emotionally.
• (of two or more people or things) separated by a specified distance in time or space.
• Into parts or pieces.
• Used after a noun to indicate that someone or something has qualities which mark them out from other people or things.
• One from the other.
• Away from another or others.

Synonyms of "Apart" as an adverb (7 Words)

aside	In reserve; not for immediate use. Brush the objections aside.
asunder	Apart. Torn asunder.
away from each other	Indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily.
in pieces	To or toward the inside of.
independently	On your own; without outside help. Disabled people living independently in their own homes.
not together	Assembled in one place.
separately	Apart from others. I shall consider that figure separately from the prime costs.

Usage Examples of "Apart" as an adverb

• These problems apart, the country is doing well.
• Wrestlers were a breed apart.
• Two stone gateposts some thirty feet apart.
• Alcoholism had driven us apart.
• Split apart.
• Alaska apart, much of America's energy business concentrates on producing gas.
• Had a feeling of being set apart.
• He took his father's watch apart.
• Studies from as far apart as America and Iceland.
• Joking apart, they do a really remarkable job.
• Quality sets it apart.
• The two sides remained far apart on the issue of cruise missiles.
• Isabel stepped away from Joanna and stood apart.
• He leapt out of the car just before it was blown apart.

Associations of "Apart" (30 Words)

alone	On one’s own. The child stayed home alone.
aside	A remark that is not directly related to the main topic of discussion. The recipe book has little asides about the importance of home and family.
asunder	Widely separated especially in space. Those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder.
avulsion	The action of pulling or tearing away.
away	An away match or win. She landed badly and crawled away.
by	So as to go past. A car flashed by on the other side of the road.
cloistered	Of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows. The cloistered academic world of books.
detached	Not fixed in position. He is a detached observer of his own actions.
dichotomous	(of branching) in which the axis is divided into two branches. A dichotomous view of the world.
far	At or to or from a great distance in space. We come from a far country.
farther	To or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage further is used more often than farther in this abstract sense. Farther north.
individually	Apart from others. Dublin people dress more individually than people in London.
individuation	Discriminating the individual from the generic group or species.
isolated	Marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements- Scientific Monthly. He lived a very isolated existence.
isolation	The act of isolating something; setting something apart from others. Isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety.
lone	Being the only one; single and isolated from others. A lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel.
lonely	(of a place) unfrequented and remote. Passing long lonely hours looking on to the street.
lonesome	Solitary or lonely. A lonesome unfriendly place.
outpost	A small military camp or position at some distance from the main army, used especially as a guard against surprise attack. The community is the last outpost of civilization in the far north.
partition	The act of dividing or partitioning separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart. Partition off part of a large bedroom to create a small bathroom.
reclusive	Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude. Lived an unsocial reclusive life.
remote	A remote control device. A second feature allows pagers to be alerted from remote alarm sensors.
secluded	Providing privacy or seclusion. The gardens are quiet and secluded.
segregation	(genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes. An official policy of racial segregation.
separable	(of a verb) having a prefix that is written as a separate word in some circumstances. Body and soul are not separable.
separate	Separate into parts or portions. A problem consisting of two separate issues.
separated	Separated at the joint. A separated shoulder.
separately	Apart from others. They arrived together but left separately.
singly	One at a time; separately or individually. He talked to the players singly and in groups.
solitary	(of a bird, mammal, or insect) living alone or in pairs, especially in contrast to related social forms. Tigers are essentially solitary.