Solitary

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NOUN

solitary confinement

confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners

hermit, recluse, solitudinarian, troglodyte

one who lives in solitude

ADJ

lone(a), lonely(a)

characterized by or preferring solitude

nongregarious, nonsocial

of plants and animals

alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a)

lacking companions or companionship

lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a), sole(a), solitary(a)

being the only one

lonely, unfrequented

devoid of creatures

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