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off the beaten track

ADJECTIVE
isolated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confined deserted detached hidden lonely outlying remote secluded segregated unusual
STRONG
abandoned forsaken retired screened sequestered single stranded withdrawn
WEAK
abnormal alone anomalous apart backwoods exceptional incommunicado lonesome out-of-the-way random solitary special unaccompanied unfrequented unrelated untypical
Antonyms
STRONGEST
close open
STRONG
cherished
WEAK
included incorporated mingling public
ADJECTIVE
lonely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deserted desolate isolated quiet remote solitary
WEAK
alone godforsaken obscure private removed retired secluded secret sequestered unfrequented uninhabited
Antonyms
STRONGEST
populated
WEAK
befriended close frequented inhabited loved unlonely
ADJECTIVE
off the beaten path
Synonyms
WEAK
not well-known offbeat out of the ordinary unfrequented unusual unvisited
ADJECTIVE
out of the ordinary
Synonyms
WEAK
bizarre exceptional incredible notable odd offbeat one of a kind out of this world special strange uncommon unheard of unique unusual wonderful
ADJECTIVE
out of the way
Synonyms
WEAK
backwoods distant far-flung faraway godforsaken inaccessible isolated lonely obscure outer outermost outlying peripheral remote sequestered
Antonyms
WEAK
accessible handy near
ADJECTIVE
quaint
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bizarre curious fanciful funny laughable peculiar unusual weird whimsical
WEAK
droll eccentric erratic fantastic freakish freaky idiosyncratic oddball offbeat original outlandish singular special
Antonyms
STRONGEST
common grave normal ordinary reasonable regular serious standard usual
WEAK
conventional
ADJECTIVE
screened
Synonyms
STRONG
abandoned blockaded cloistered close closet deserted hidden isolate quarantined quiet removed reserved retired segregated sequestered shy withdrawn
WEAK
alone aloof confidential covert cut off hermetic incommunicado insular lonely lonesome out-of-the-way personal private reclusive remote secluse seclusive secret shut off singular solitary tucked away unapproachable unfrequented uninhabited unsociable
Antonyms
STRONG
extroverted friendly open outgoing seen sociable unreserved
ADJECTIVE
secluded
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cloistered deserted hidden lonely quiet remote uninhabited
STRONG
abandoned blockaded close closet isolate quarantined removed reserved retired screened segregated sequestered shy withdrawn
WEAK
alone aloof confidential covert cut off hermetic incommunicado insular lonesome out-of-the-way personal private reclusive secluse seclusive secret shut off singular solitary tucked away unapproachable unfrequented unsociable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inhabited open populated
STRONG
extroverted friendly outgoing sociable unreserved
WEAK
joining mingling public socializing
ADJECTIVE
unconventional
Synonyms
STRONGEST
atypical bizarre eccentric idiosyncratic individualistic offbeat original unique unorthodox unusual
WEAK
anarchistic avant-garde beat crazy far-out freakish freaky free and easy individual informal irregular kinky kooky nonconformist oddball off the wall out in left field out of the ordinary unceremonious uncommon uncustomary way-out weirdo
Antonyms
STRONGEST
common normal ordinary regular standard usual
WEAK
conventional formal

Example Sentences

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It is also a lever for encouraging tourism into an area far off the beaten track.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

The moral: Whenever possible, get off the beaten track.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024

The town is so off the beaten track, the loudest sound is cows mooing in the distance.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024

The jurors then travelled a further three-miles down isolated country roads, with each turn taking them further off the beaten track.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2024

This, however, will be remedied in a few years, the park being still very young, and in the meantime it is not an unmixed evil to those who care to get off the beaten track.

From Among the Canadian Alps by Burpee, Lawrence J. (Lawrence Johnstone)