· remote and separate physically or socially; "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"

Synonym(s): isolated, obscure

· having characteristics not shared by others; "scientists felt they were a group apart"- Vannever Bush

· separated or at a distance in place or position or time; "These towns are many miles apart"; "stood with his legs apart"; "born two years apart"

· not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy"

Synonym(s): aside

· away from another or others; "they grew apart over the years"; "kept apart from the group out of shyness"; "decided to live apart"

· placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing"

Synonym(s): aside

· one from the other; "people can't tell the twins apart"

· into parts or pieces; "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder"

Synonym(s): asunder