Synonyms for isolation
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Noun
1. Loneliness — the state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people
loneliness, solitude, seclusion, separation, aloneness, solitariness, loneness dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
She lived her final year in complete isolation, not wanting to see anybody.
Related words
- Word family
- isolationism isolationist isolationistic isolate
Forms
- Plural
- isolations → lonelinesses, solitudes, seclusions, separations…
Example sentences
- separation The separation felt like a never-ending nightmare.
- loneliness Loneliness and being alone are not the same thing.
- solitude He likes to spend some time in solitude every day.
- seclusion I actively choose companionship over seclusion.
- segregation I don't agree with segregation of people by race.
- detachment I was impressed by his general detachment from others.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| isolation | steady | |
| separation | falling | |
| loneliness | rising | |
| solitude | rising | |
| seclusion | rising | |
| segregation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- solitude3, loneness
- 9 letters
- seclusion3, insulator4, aloneness
- 10 letters
- separation4, insulation4, loneliness3, detachment3, insularity5
- 11 letters
- segregation4, abstraction3, disjunction
- 12 letters
- solitariness5
- 13 letters
- disconnection4, reclusiveness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (solitude3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- isolement
- Italiano
- isolamento
- Català
- aïllament