apart

adjectives

remote and separate physically or socially
"existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"
having characteristics not shared by others
"scientists felt they were a group apart"- Vannever Bush
is similar to
independent; not united or joint
"a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"

adverbs

separated or at a distance in place or position or time
"These towns are many miles apart"; "stood with his legs apart"; "born two years apart"
not taken into account or excluded from consideration
"these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy"
away from another or others
"they grew apart over the years"; "kept apart from the group out of shyness"; "decided to live apart"
placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
"had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing"
one from the other
"people can't tell the twins apart"
into parts or pieces
"he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder"