siloed

adjective

si·​loed ˈsī-(ˌ)lōd 

: kept in isolation in a way that hinders communication and cooperation : separated or isolated in a silo (see silo entry 1 sense 3)

This diversity of perspectives can lead to the fusion of ideas, sparking innovation that may not have emerged within siloed teams.

—Kate Vitasek

Occupy Wall Street brought previously siloed issues under a big tent and sowed the seeds of revolutionary change that have yet to bear fruit.

—Nick Espinosa

Examples of siloed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Among the challenges in gleaning insights is the tendency toward siloed data management, with product, commercial, supply chain and finance teams holding their own data. —Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 22 May 2026

Data sat in siloed platforms, producing multiple sources of truth and no real confidence. —Shuchi Agrawal, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

One academic discipline working independently is too siloed, and humans alone can’t handle the scale. —Nathalie Japkowicz, The Conversation, 18 May 2026

Instead of being siloed on a separate campus, that support would be offered directly to students in mainstream classrooms across all subjects. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

2000, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for siloed

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad