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insulate

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Synonyms & Antonyms of insulate

to set or keep apart from others

tried to insulate their children from the often disturbing news in the mass media

Synonyms for insulate

cut off,
isolate,
seclude,
segregate,
separate,
sequester

Words Related to insulate

quarantine

confine,
immure,
incarcerate,
intern,
jail,
lock (up),
restrain,
restrict

abstract,
detach,
disengage,
remove

detain,
hold,
keep

Near Antonyms for insulate

assimilate,
associate,
connect,
join,
link,
unite

discharge,
free,
liberate,
loose,
release

Antonyms for insulate

desegregate,
integrate,
reintegrate

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