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

Data needs to be structured properly — many AI agents today are being built on top of siloed, misaligned databases that make good outputs impossible. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026

Hathaway’s turn is unlike anything else she’s ever done, stripped of her usual performance style while playing a siloed Über-celeb lacking the communication tools of a normal person. —Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026

Public-sector procurement is notoriously siloed and chronically underresourced, and that is not going to change overnight. —Andrew Chrismer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

Instead of operating as a siloed product that requires additional subscriptions, the system is designed to function within the workflows agents already use. —William Jones, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026

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