in isolation

Definitions

Separated from other people or things; alone.

Considered or dealt with individually, apart from other factors or contexts.

Examples

The impact of the new policy cannot be fully understood in isolation from the broader economic climate.

Researchers often study individual cells in isolation to better observe their specific biological functions.

Synonyms

in solitude by oneself separately in seclusion apart from others individually in a vacuum

Antonyms

in company together collectively in combination with others jointly in conjunction