ISOLATE Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈī-sə-lət

Definition of isolate

as in hermit

a person who lives away from others interpersonal relationships are very stressful for him, so he lives as a virtual isolate

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isolate

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verb

ˈī-sə-ˌlāt

as in to separate

to set or keep apart from others rescuers finally reached outlying villages that had been isolated by the massive earthquake

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isolate

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adjective

as in isolated

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Recent Examples of isolate

Noun

The Hollywood Bowl is debuting its biggest sound overhaul in decades, led by an AI system that isolates vocals onstage and dramatically cuts unwanted noise for cleaner concerts. — Dave Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Protein isolates or concentrates are often easier to digest because many non-protein components are removed during their processing. — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 3 July 2026

Verb

Officials reported that the ship's crew isolated the ill passengers and crew. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 The crew quarters are moved forward to isolate personnel from the radiation profile of the reactor room. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for isolate

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Noun

The area was also chosen by artistic hermit squatters, known as Dunnites, who lived around nearby Oceano and Nipomo in the 1930s.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Tragedy has turned him into a hermit, but the ponderings from his cave are alluring.

— Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 17 May 2026

Definition of hermit

Verb

After two-and-a-half minutes, the booster separated from Starship, returning to Earth.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 25 July 2026
Resilience, and ample amounts of it, is a necessity, and one way to build this reservoir of resilience is to stop separating health and business.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of separate

Adjective

Rain totals were forecast between 1 and 4 inches (3 to 10 centimeters), with higher amounts possible in isolated areas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Bertha is expected to produce total rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches with isolated totals to 6 inches through tonight along Texas Gulf Coast and South Texas.

— MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of isolated

Noun

Today, Richards’s office on Rikers is situated in a small former chapel with a red brick steeple, across a stretch of lawn from the jail where he was once held in solitary.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Now in his 40s, Frank has been in prison for almost his whole adult life, spending 17 years in solitary for assaulting two of his fellow inmates.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026

Definition of solitary

Verb

Ten transgender women are currently segregated in the same unit at a prison in Fort Worth, Texas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
His resulting exploration tracks the ways in which Black residents were effectively segregated, through racial covenants and redlining, and overpoliced.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of segregate

Verb

Less than two weeks after Johnson County Sheriff Adam King’s trial on a witness retaliation charge ended in a hung jury, King’s former chief deputy has filed a petition to remove him from office.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Soon afterward, however, child welfare authorities removed the children from her home after concerns about their living situation.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of remove

Adjective

Tamas locates its tragedy not only in violence and displacement but also in the speed with which neighbors become enemies while those who engineer communal hatred remain insulated from the suffering that follows.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Yet, the ruling hardliners remain insulated, controlling vast wealth.

— Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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