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1) to keep (a person, oneself) away from the company of others; secluded = separate and quiet, isolated (seclude)

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Meaning:
alone

without other people

separate; apart

apart

separated by (a mentioned) distance

separate

desolate

(of a place) in a ruined, neglected state

unused, barren

detached

(of the mind) not influenced by personal opinion or by others; (of a house) not joined to another building on either side

disconnected

distant

far away in space or time

faraway

forsaken

of forsake

abandoned

godforsaken

(of places) unpleasant; poor

desolate

incognito

disguised; with one's name

in disguise

incommunicado

not allowed to contact other people, e.g. when under house arrest

silenced

infrequent

not frequent

not happening regularly

insular

having, showing, limited thought or experience

narrow-minded

lone

without other people

by oneself; only

lonely

without other people; unhappy because one has no friends, support etc

feeling friendless, forlorn

lonesome

lonely; not often visited

forlorn, friendless

only

the one, single, example; and no other; and nothing else or more; but it must me added that; (used to introduce a condition or reason)

singular

out-of-the-way

far away

distant

rare

not often seen, found, happening etc; (of meat) cooked so that the redness and juices are kept

exceptional, infrequent

remote

very far away in space or time; widely separated

out-of-the-way; in the distance

separate

divided, not joined; different

disconnected

single

one only; not married; for the use of; used for, done by, one person

alone, distinct

solitary

without companion; (preferring to be) alone; single; seldom visited

alone, single; unsociable

sporadic

happening occasionally

on and off

stag

a male deer

by oneself; only

telescopic

of, able to be seen with, a telescope; having sections which slide into each other

faraway

unaccompanied

without a companion; performed without an accompaniment

alone

unrecognized

not publicly acknowledged

in disguise

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