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

The defense sector’s next chapter will not be defined by the slow, the rigid, or the siloed. —Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025

Looking ahead, Maier argued that vertical and horizontal storytelling are increasingly influencing each other rather than siloed. —Lise Pedersen, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025

Instead of siloed one-on-one chats, users can now coordinate, debate, and co-create with each other and ChatGPT in real time. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025

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

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