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)

The top team at Mars [Inc.] was siloed and replete with unspoken agendas. Members did not see the benefit of working as a team; they were only concerned with the success of their own region.

—Howard M. Guttman

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

Organizations often struggle with siloed systems and inconsistent data formats. —Sunil Kumar Puli, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025

Advertisement Advertisement Going into First Steps, though, fans assumed that the foursome weren't going to stay siloed in this Jetsons-esque reality forever. —James Grebey, Time, 25 July 2025

Yet, enterprises still lean on siloed teams and weeks of deliberation. —Akhilesh Sharma, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025

In today’s fluid, cross-channel media environment, that siloed strategy is inefficient, costing you money, time and insight. —Sean Allen, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025

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