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Isolated vs Detached - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between isolated and detached

is that isolated is placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation while detached is of a house: not joined to another house on either side.

As verbs the difference between isolated and detached

is that isolated is past tense of isolate while detached is past tense of detach.

isolated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
  • (chess, of a pawn) Such that no pawn of the same color is in an adjacent file.
  • (meteorology, of precipitation) affecting 10 percent to 20 percent of a forecast zone.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (isolate)
  • Anagrams

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    detached

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
  • Having little or no emotions or interest towards someone else.
  • Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.
  • Derived terms

    * semi-detached

    Verb

    (head)
  • (detach)