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

Artificial intelligence advances, Wilson said, give RIQ a chance to build a leaner company free of legacy systems that have left data siloed and difficult to use. —Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 23 Dec. 2025

Those moments don’t really exist anymore, with film libraries siloed into hard-to-navigate streaming services, where discovery is difficult. —Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025

Those that are built with siloed logic or black-box reasoning will struggle to gain traction across large enterprises. —Norbert Jung, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025

The law broadens the scope of information available for sharing as well as the web of supply chain partners it can be shared with, keeping enforcement efforts from becoming siloed and driving efficiency in CBP operations. —Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 10 Dec. 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