cloistered

adjective

clois·​tered ˈklȯi-stərd 

1

: being or living in or as if in a cloister

cloistered nuns

2

: providing shelter from contact with the outside world

the cloistered atmosphere of a small college

the cloistered life of the monastery

Synonyms of cloistered

• secluded
• sheltered
• hidden

Examples of cloistered in a Sentence

She leads a private, cloistered life in the country.

He spent most of his adult life cloistered in universities.

Recent Examples on the Web

Nestled in these cloistered reaches, hippie spiritual communes proliferated, along with their secret gardens. —Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026

But her mother guards her fiercely, because even the most minor imbalance in her small, cloistered world could bring the seizures back again. —Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026

The auction house leaves behind its more cloistered Madison Avenue home for airy galleries in an 80-foot glass atrium, as well as an opulent neoclassical rotunda in the historic Steinway Hall. —Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026

The backstory The former convent was once home to some of the richest cloistered nuns in South Tyrol. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1