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Synonyms for seclude

Most common

withdraw retire isolate insulate

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude.

Related words

Word family
secluded seclusion seclusive

Forms

Past participle
secluded
e.g. secluded → separated, withdrawn, retired, isolated…

Example sentences

  • withdraw You may as well withdraw from the club right away.
  • retire Tom said he thought it was time for him to retire.
  • isolate He wants to isolate me from my friends, my family.
  • insulate You should insulate the house.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
secluderising
withdrawfalling
retiresteady
isolatesteady
insulatesteady

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

By length

6 letters
retire2
7 letters
isolate3
8 letters
separate3, withdraw2, insulate3
9 letters
sequester3
11 letters
sequestrate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (retire2 = 2 syllables).