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

Among the reasons cited for the adoption lag are a lack of employee training; a struggle to consolidate company data often spread across siloed teams; and safety concerns about access to and leaking of sensitive company data. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Nextiva’s survey, The Leader’s Guide to CX Trends, found that 86% of companies with multiple CX tools report having siloed data. — Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Without getting into spoilers, Season 3 sees the core cast interacting more often, after too many siloed storylines in the past. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 June 2026

Knowing this, the temptation to adopt a more siloed strategy, one that eschews coalitions with allies who have disappointed us, is strong. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 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