secluded

adjective

se·​clud·​ed si-ˈklü-dəd 

1

: screened or hidden from view : sequestered

a secluded valley

2

: living in seclusion : solitary

secluded monks

secludedly adverb

secludedness noun

Synonyms

• sheltered
• quiet
• hidden
• private
• isolated
• lonely
• remote

Examples of secluded in a Sentence

We looked for a secluded spot in the park to have our picnic.

we stayed in a secluded resort, far away from the regular tourist crowds

Recent Examples on the Web

While the company does not comment on specific clients, Knightscope CEO William Santana Li said the robots were built to secure secluded areas where law enforcement could not always be. —Pj Green september 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025

Set in a remote home secluded in the woods, Hush follows a deaf writer’s fight for survival when a masked killer appears at her front door. —Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025

The primary suite occupies its own secluded wing with a fireside bedroom, private office, and terrace. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025

The Education Department says children with disabilities make up 14% of students, but 75% of those are secluded and 81% of those are physically restrained. —Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for secluded

• alluded
• colluded
• concluded
• deluded
• denuded
• eluded
• excluded
• extruded
• exuded
• included
• intruded
• obtruded

Kids Definition

secluded

adjective

se·​clud·​ed

1

: hidden from view

a secluded valley

2

: living in seclusion : solitary

secluded monks

secludedness noun