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

• 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

Undergraduate institutions have long promised America’s young people opportunities to learn in cloistered conditions that are deliberately curated, anachronistic, and unrepresentative of work and life outside the quad. —Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025

In addition, Schwartzman portrays Burton, a rakish vampire leading a cloistered life in an Upper West Side penthouse, while Bogosian plays Daniel Molloy, and Kirk is Talamasca agent Raglan James. —Lynette Rice, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025

Or maybe the font is just denoting the cloistered lives of the people at this film’s center. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025

As cinematic tapestry, Mitevska’s cloistered film does feel cut from the cloth of Calcutta in 1948 and from the Catholic missionary work one attributes to that time. —Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1