segregated

adjective

seg·​re·​gat·​ed ˈse-gri-ˌgā-təd 

1

a

: set apart or separated from others of the same kind or group

a segregated account in a bank

b

: divided in facilities or administered separately for members of different groups or races

segregated education

c

: restricted to members of one group or one race by a policy of segregation

segregated schools

2

: practicing or maintaining segregation especially of races

segregated states

Examples of segregated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Beyond employment, Wilson Administration officials re-segregated bathrooms, lunchrooms, and workspaces in federal buildings that had been integrated since the end of the Civil War. —Time, 14 Oct. 2025

Researchers say those students face disciplinary consequences disproportionately and are more likely to be placed in segregated settings rather than being included in mainstream classrooms. —Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025

So the Bay Area is home to the Rosie the Riveter park, which spotlights women who contributed to the war effort, local Japanese Americans and Black migrants from the segregated South. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025

Social media is politically segregated, sure, but, more than that, the social-media style of politics is now unavoidable. —Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for segregated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated

Kids Definition

segregated

adjective

1

a

: set apart from others of the same kind or group

b

: divided in facilities or administered separately for members of different groups or races

c

: restricted to one group or race by a policy of segregation

segregated schools

2

: practicing or maintaining segregation especially of races