Synonyms of cloistered

cloistered

adjective

ˈklȯi-stərd 

as in secluded

screened or sequestered from view

behind the stately townhouses lie cloistered gardens that the public never sees

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secluded
• sheltered
• hidden
• isolated
• quiet
• retired
• private
• lonely
• remote
• secret
• covert
• lone
• solitary
• reclusive
• lonesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• visible
• obvious
• exposed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cloistered

The conservation effort is also rooted in faith as the cloistered community is inspired in part by Laudato Si', a 2015 encyclical from Pope Francis calling for environmental stewardship. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026

Before the rise of Aventura, bachata — Dominican folk music of the working class, which traces its roots to the 1960s — was largely a cloistered concern. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

The price barrier is, for nearly everyone, insurmountable, but Sotheby’s newfound accessibility in the Breuer is bringing virality to the once cloistered auction world. — David Lê, Curbed, 20 Apr. 2026

Does the oppression of cloistered women in Catholic Europe in any way connect to the liberation of dissenting women in Protestant Europe? — Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026