1. apart, isolated, obscure

remote and separate physically or socially

Example Sentences:
'existed over the centuries as a world apart'
'preserved because they inhabited a place apart'
'tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization'
'an obscure village'

• isolated
• obscure

2. apart

having characteristics not shared by others

Example Sentences:
'scientists felt they were a group apart'

3. apart

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

Example Sentences:
'These towns are many miles apart'
'stood with his legs apart'
'born two years apart'

4. apart, aside

not taken into account or excluded from consideration

Example Sentences:
'these problems apart, the country is doing well'
'all joking aside, I think you're crazy'

• aside

5. apart

away from another or others

Example Sentences:
'they grew apart over the years'
'kept apart from the group out of shyness'
'decided to live apart'

6. apart, aside

placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose

Example Sentences:
'had a feeling of being set apart'
'quality sets it apart'
'a day set aside for relaxing'

• aside

7. apart

one from the other

Example Sentences:
'people can't tell the twins apart'

8. apart, asunder

into parts or pieces

Example Sentences:
'he took his father's watch apart'
'split apart'
'torn asunder'

• asunder