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Synonyms for insulate

Most common

isolate detach segregate seclude

All synonyms

Verb

1. Isolate — to separate, detach, or isolate

isolate, segregate, detach, separate, seclude

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To separate, detach, or isolate.

Related words

Word family
insulation insulationism insulator insular

Forms

Past participle
insulated
e.g. insulated → isolated, segregated, detached, separated…

Example sentences

  • isolate He wants to isolate me from my friends, my family.
  • detach You don't prepare for death. You detach from life.
  • segregate Racist politicians want to segregate schools again.
  • seclude You should seclude him from temptation.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
insulatesteady
isolatesteady
detachrising
segregatefalling
secluderising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
detach2
7 letters
isolate3, seclude2
8 letters
separate3
9 letters
segregate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (detach2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
isoler
Italiano
isolare
Español
aislar
Deutsch
absondern
Català
aïllar