QUARANTINE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of quarantine

as in to confine

to keep (a person or animal) away from others to prevent a disease from spreading The hospital quarantined the infected patients. The dog was immediately quarantined.

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Recent Examples of quarantine

Verb

Any plant with an obvious infestation should be treated and quarantined rather than placed alongside your healthy houseplants. — Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026 But as the timeline would foreshadow, the COVID-19 pandemic began shortly after, and the two made the decision to quarantine together. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Noun

In 2020, amid the COVID quarantine and the absence of sports, the elder Gauff was inspired by watching The Last Dance, an eight-part docuseries that chronicled Michael Jordan’s legendary career. — Justin Birnbaum, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 For now, the next few weeks are a waiting game as the little girl remains in quarantine. — Mamie Bah, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quarantine

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantine

Verb

By then, Demna’s cast of characters didn’t feel confined to the runway anymore.

— Lucrezia Malavolta, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
The researchers studied electrons confined to a 70-nanometer-wide layer of gallium arsenide.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of confine

Noun

The garage has been converted into a medical and isolation ward equipped with incubators, oxygen machines, and supplies for treating wounds and administering fluids.

— Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
In a brief conversation with Variety after the show, Aitken said that, broadly speaking, the installation was a reflection of the isolation and dissocations people can feel in modern society.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of isolation

Verb

While the complexities around working within a park that his ancestors had been removed from remain, Mgesi now supports much of his extended family with the steady wage.

— Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Some of the building’s 22 existing murals could be removed as part of the changes, potentially including one depicting Don Quixote.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of remove

Noun

Previously, Electrek reported that Black Tesla workers at the facility were subjected to racial prejudice by way of wage discrimination, segregation, and racial slurs.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026
In response to racial segregation in the 1950s and ’60s, Atlanta Public Schools introduced the Majority-to-Minority, or M-to-M, transfer program.

— Amari Brown, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of segregation

Noun

Or the borrowing rush to build AI is an early outbreak of a credit contagion of the sort that broke containment in 2008.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
As of late Sunday, the Dome Fire was at 3,042 acres and 15% containment at the southern end of the park near Wawona.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of containment

Verb

Deep Isolation was responsible for studying how recycling waste could be packaged and permanently isolated underground.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Investigators described the incident as isolated and indicated there was no ongoing threat to the community, the police statement said.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of isolate

Noun

Complimentary yoga is offered daily, alongside a full menu of spa treatments and private soaking pools for those seeking greater seclusion.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
The seller described the property as a compromise-free version of city living and rural seclusion.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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