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Synonyms for quarantine

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Lazar house — A place where such isolation is enforced, a lazaret

lazaretto, lazaret, lazar house dated

2. Stay-at-home order — A period of time where people are not allowed to leave their homes to contain the spread of an infectious…

lock-down, stay-at-home order

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A place where such isolation is enforced, a lazaret.

    They bring wood, millet, rye, barley, and a little wheat to the quarantine to barter with the Cossaks for salt.

  2. n. 2

    A period of time where people are not allowed to leave their homes to contain the spread of an infectious disease.

Related words

Word family
quarantinee quarantined quarantiner

Forms

Plural
quarantines → lazarettos, lazarets, lock-downs…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
quarantinefalling
lazarettorising
lazaretsteady

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

By length

7 letters
lazaret
9 letters
lazaretto

In other languages

Français
quarantaine
Italiano
quarantena