Synonyms for recluse
- noun
- adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
Related words
- Word family
- reclusion reclusive
- Phrases
- recluse spider brown recluse brown recluse spider
- Is a kind of
- person
Forms
- Plural
- recluses → hermits, solitaries, loners, shut-ins…
Example sentences
- solitary Bruno spends his birthday in solitary confinement.
- hermit He dressed himself like a hermit for the party last night.
- loner Being a loner requires inner struggle with yourself.
By length
- 4 letters
- monk1
- 5 letters
- loner2
- 6 letters
- hermit2
- 7 letters
- ascetic3, eremite
- 8 letters
- solitary4, eremitic
- 9 letters
- withdrawn2, solitaire3, reclusive3, anchorite
- 10 letters
- troglodyte
- 11 letters
- sequestered3
- 14 letters
- solitudinarian
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (loner2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- reclus