| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abstracted | lost in thought; inattentive |
| 2. | aloof | emotionally distant and reserved |
| 3. | antisocial | avoiding social interaction |
| 4. | apart | at a distance; separate |
| 5. | autonomous | self-governing; independent |
| 6. | away | at some distance from here |
| 7. | backcountry | in a wild distant area |
| 8. | backwoods | in a rural isolated area |
| 9. | bleak | bare and desolate |
| 10. | borderland | region at the edge |
| 11. | bush | in the wild countryside |
| 12. | buttoned-up | reserved and not expressive |
| 13. | closed-off | emotionally shut down |
| 14. | cold | lacking warmth or affection |
| 15. | cool | not warmly friendly |
| 16. | deserted | empty and abandoned |
| 17. | desolate | empty and isolated |
| 18. | detached | separate and not connected |
| 19. | disconnected | not linked or related |
| 20. | disengaged | not emotionally involved |
| 21. | dispassionate | free from strong feeling |
| 22. | distant | far away in space or time |
| 23. | distantly related | only weakly connected |
| 24. | emotionless | showing no emotion |
| 25. | estranged | no longer close or friendly |
| 26. | external | on the outside |
| 27. | far-fetched | hard to believe or likely |
| 28. | far-off | very far away |
| 29. | faraway | situated a long way off |
| 30. | foreign | from another country |
| 31. | formal | stiff and not intimate |
| 32. | frigid | extremely cold in manner |
| 33. | frontier | at the edge of settlement |
| 34. | frozen | cold and unfriendly |
| 35. | guarded | careful and not open |
| 36. | hands-off | not closely involved |
| 37. | hermitlike | living apart from others |
| 38. | hidden | kept out of sight |
| 39. | hinterland | the remote inland region |
| 40. | impersonal | lacking personal warmth |
| 41. | inaccessible | hard to reach or approach |
| 42. | independent | not controlled by another |
| 43. | indifferent | showing little interest or concern |
| 44. | indirect | not direct or immediate |
| 45. | indistinct | not clear or sharp |
| 46. | inland | away from the coast |
| 47. | isolated | separated from others or help |
| 48. | lonely | far from people or activity |
| 49. | lonesome | isolated and lonely |
| 50. | long-range | covering a great distance |
| 51. | matter-of-fact | emotionally neutral and direct |
| 52. | miles away | far distant physically |
| 53. | noncommittal | not expressing involvement |
| 54. | not close | not intimate or near |
| 55. | not nearby | not close in distance |
| 56. | obscure | not well known or noticed |
| 57. | off-center | away from the middle |
| 58. | off-the-map | extremely isolated or obscure |
| 59. | offshore | away from the shore |
| 60. | out-of-the-way | in a place rarely visited |
| 61. | outback | the remote interior region |
| 62. | outer | farther from the center |
| 63. | outlying | far from the center |
| 64. | outpost | far from the center |
| 65. | outside | not within the main area |
| 66. | overseas | in or to another country |
| 67. | pathless | without paths |
| 68. | peripheral | on the outer edge |
| 69. | peripheric | on the outer edge |
| 70. | provincial | outside the main city center |
| 71. | reclusive | avoiding company; solitary |
| 72. | removed | situated away from others |
| 73. | reserved | quiet and emotionally restrained |
| 74. | retired | withdrawn from public life |
| 75. | roadless | without roads |
| 76. | rugged | rough and hard to reach |
| 77. | rural | in the countryside |
| 78. | secluded | private and away from others |
| 79. | self-contained | complete in itself |
| 80. | separate | set apart from others |
| 81. | solitary | alone and apart |
| 82. | sparsely settled | with few residents |
| 83. | standalone | independent and separate |
| 84. | standoffish | unfriendly and emotionally distant |
| 85. | thinly populated | with few people |
| 86. | trackless | without roads or paths |
| 87. | unapproachable | not easy to talk to |
| 88. | unconnected | not joined or related |
| 89. | unemotional | not showing feelings |
| 90. | uninvolved | not taking part emotionally |
| 91. | unreachable | unable to be reached |
| 92. | upcountry | in inland rural areas |
| 93. | upland | in higher inland country |
| 94. | upstate | in the inland part |
| 95. | vague | not clear or definite |
| 96. | way out | far from the center |
| 97. | well away | at a good distance |
| 98. | wild | untamed and far from towns |
| 99. | withdrawn | socially distant or reserved |
| 100. | yonder | at some distance over there |