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apart
remote and separate physically or socially
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- PAR
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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adjective
remote and separate physically or socially
“existed over the centuries as a world apart”
adjective
having characteristics not shared by others
“{'source': 'Vannever Bush', 'text': 'scientists felt they were a group apart'}”
adverb
not taken into account or excluded from consideration
“these problems apart, the country is doing well”
adverb
into parts or pieces
“he took his father's watch apart”
adverb
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
“These towns are many miles apart”
adverb
one from the other
“people can't tell the twins apart”
adverb
placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
“had a feeling of being set apart”
adverb
away from another or others
“they grew apart over the years”
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Example Sentences
existed over the centuries as a world apart
{'source': 'W.H.Hudson', 'text': 'preserved because they inhabited a place apart'}
tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization
an obscure village
{'source': 'Vannever Bush', 'text': 'scientists felt they were a group apart'}
these problems apart, the country is doing well
all joking aside, I think you're crazy
he took his father's watch apart
split apart
torn asunder
These towns are many miles apart
stood with his legs apart
born two years apart
people can't tell the twins apart
had a feeling of being set apart
quality sets it apart
a day set aside for relaxing
they grew apart over the years
kept apart from the group out of shyness
decided to live apart
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