Synonyms for isolate
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Segregate
segregate, set apart, detach, separate, dissociate, abstract, sequester, seclude, sequestrate, disunite
2. Quarantine — to set apart or cut off from others
quarantine, island, enisle formal
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To set apart or cut off from others.
- v. 2
To place in quarantine or isolation.
Forms
- Past participle
- isolated
e.g. isolated → segregated, detached, separated, dissociated…
Example sentences
- detach You don't prepare for death. You detach from life.
- segregate Racist politicians want to segregate schools again.
- dissociate Being a psychoactive agent, a hallucinogen can cause you to dissociate.
- quarantine We've been asked to self-quarantine for two weeks.
- remove Please remove that chair because it is in the way.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| isolate | steady | |
| detach | rising | |
| segregate | falling | |
| dissociate | steady | |
| quarantine | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- island2, remove2, detach2, enisle
- 7 letters
- seclude2
- 8 letters
- separate3, abstract2, alienate3, insulate3, estrange2, disunite
- 9 letters
- segregate3, sequester3
- 10 letters
- quarantine3, dissociate4
- 11 letters
- sequestrate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (island2 = 2 syllables).