Meaning of 'apart'

adverb

not taken into account or excluded from consideration

Example: "these problems apart, the country is doing well"

Synonyms: aside

adverb

into parts or pieces

Example: "I took my father's watch apart."

Synonyms: asunder

adverb

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

Example: "These towns are many miles apart"

adverb

one from the other

Example: "people can't tell the twins apart"

adverb

placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose

Example: "had a feeling of being set apart"

Synonyms: aside

adverb

away from another or others

Example: "they grew apart over the years"

adjective

remote and separate physically or socially

Synonyms: obscure

adjective

having characteristics not shared by others