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)

This diversity of perspectives can lead to the fusion of ideas, sparking innovation that may not have emerged within siloed teams.

—Kate Vitasek

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

Finally, when siloed functions are collapsed and unified, process innovation of this kind delivers gains that outpace anything a single-track process delivers. —Raj Dhiman, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025

This all-in form of college sports accounting has been championed by economists who believe the siloed nature of many athletic departments force them to make financial decisions without properly weighing the campus-wide impact. —Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025

It's been too siloed between episodes of care. —Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025

The music space is now siloed with increasingly predictive and boring algorithms. —Tom Freston, Vulture, 28 Oct. 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