Synonyms of quarantine

quarantine 1 of 2

verb

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.

Related Words

• confine
• remove
• separate
• isolate
• jail
• restrict
• restrain
• intern
• segregate
• incarcerate
• keep
• lock (up)
• cut off
• detach
• immure
• seclude
• insulate
• detain
• sequester
• abstract
• disengage
• hold

Dissimilar Words

• join
• connect
• link
• assimilate
• associate
• unite
• discharge
• release
• free
• liberate
• integrate
• loose
• reintegrate
• desegregate

quarantine

2 of 2

noun

as in isolation

Related Words

• isolation
• segregation
• containment
• seclusion
• confinement
• sequestration
• insulation
• encirclement
• internment
• blockade
• encompassment
• incarceration
• siege
• investment
• counterblockade
• beleaguerment
• leaguer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quarantine

Verb

Before all that, they were quarantined and given medical exams to establish baseline physical health. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026

Any livestock infected with new world screwworm are to be quarantined until all wounds heal, according to the UDSA. — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

Noun

Bell matched tees with her daughters — who also twinned in pink hats with Dad — as the family transformed their backyard into an RC race track, a hobby that Shepard picked up during quarantine. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

That closes a three-month international saga that left scores of people stranded aboard the ship for weeks and spawned a complex multinational effort to repatriate the passengers, including one of the largest quarantine operations in recent memory. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 16 July 2026