Synonyms of hermits

hermits

noun

plural of hermit

as in solitaries

a person who lives away from others

St. Jerome is said to have spent two years as a hermit in the desert, searching for inner peace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solitaries
• isolates
• anchorites
• recluses
• eremites
• homebodies
• shut-ins

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• socialites
• socializers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hermits

Late in the novel, Noa, Nicole, and their newfound compatriots get into a van with a group of musical hermits who have fled to the mountains to escape the violence of Ecuadorian society. — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

It’s known for outlaws, hermits, drugs, hippies, and an aversion to outsiders — like the much ballyhooed Humboldt County across the Californian border but way more under the radar. — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 11 May 2026

The cautious hermits of the KMT do not attempt to forecast the future. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025

Many of us became hermits when COVID-19 ravaged our sense of normalcy, and some still haven’t quite gotten back into the swing of in-person dating. — Essence, 5 Sep. 2025

The practice of self-flagellation, Norman Cohn informs us, was seemingly first adopted by monastic hermits in the eleventh century. — Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

The Augustinian order was founded in 1244 after several communities of hermits living in the region of Tuscany, Italy, petitioned Pope Innocent IV to form a single order. — Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 15 May 2025