apart
In different places
Apart means separated by distance or not together.
Things taken apart are disassembled; people who drift apart grow distant.
They live apart now.
Apart from means except for or in addition to: Apart from the cost, it's perfect.
To set something apart is to distinguish it: Her voice sets her apart from other singers.
To tell things apart is to distinguish between them.
Far away or aloof
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- coldLow temperature state
- estrangedSeparated by emotional distance
disconnected · remote · withdrawn · reserved · standoffish · disengaged · alienated · indifferent
Separated from a source
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
- uncoupledSeparated after being linked
- splitSeparation into parts
severed · disengaged · unattached · partitioned · segregated · divided · sundered · dissociated
Space between two points
- gapUnfilled space between
- spaceUnoccupied area or interval
- awayNot in this location
- betweenIn the middle of
beyond · removed · afar · spread · scattered · dispersed · spaced · interval
Without others present
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- secludedSet apart, private
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
stranded · quarantined · segregated · excluded · ostracized · alienated · cut-off · estranged
Not the same
- uniqueOnly one exists
- individualOne separate human being
- discreteIndividually separate, unconnected
- singularOne in number
distinguishable · differentiated · independent · autonomous · standalone · freestanding · self-contained · unrelated
Breaking down gradually
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
- collapsingFalling inward suddenly
- decayingUndergoing organic breakdown
breaking · falling · coming undone · tearing · ripping · shredding · dissolving · fraying
distant
Far away or aloof
estranged · disconnected · remote · withdrawn · reserved · standoffish · disengaged · alienated · indifferent · removed
disconnected
Separated from a source
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
- uncoupledSeparated after being linked
split · severed · disengaged · unattached · partitioned · segregated · divided · sundered · dissociated · disentangled
distance
Space between two points
between · beyond · removed · afar · spread · scattered · dispersed · spaced · interval · breach
alone
Without others present
marooned · stranded · quarantined · segregated · excluded · ostracized · alienated · cut-off · estranged · reclusive
different
Not the same
- uniqueOnly one exists
- individualOne separate human being
- discreteIndividually separate, unconnected
singular · distinguishable · differentiated · independent · autonomous · standalone · freestanding · self-contained · unrelated · dissimilar
crumbling
Breaking down gradually
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
- collapsingFalling inward suddenly
decaying · breaking · falling · coming undone · tearing · ripping · shredding · dissolving · fraying · disassembling
- broken apartasunder, broken, broken up, fragmented, in bits
- location wordshere, there, where, north, south
- relationship statussingle, married, divorced, engaged, widowed
- leavingdeparture, quit, walking away, withdrawing, bail
- lonelinessalone, loneliness, lonely, solitude, isolation
- love songslove song, romantic ballad, love ballad, serenade, love duet
aparttogether
In union or proximity
close · near · adjacent · side by side · nearby
- fall apartBreak into pieces
- falling apartGradually breaking into pieces
- fell apartBroke into components
- fallen apartBroken into pieces
- torn apartForcibly separated into pieces
- tear apartForcefully separate into pieces