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

At the same time, Russian authorities have reportedly quarantined as many as 200 people, which public-health experts say would be an unusual response to an isolated case of pneumonia. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 At least one hospital has reportedly been quarantined, contacts have been identified and monitored, and senior public health officials have been sent to the region. — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

Noun

The series stayed mostly in the countryside, among villages and quarantine sites. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 The firewood quarantine, issued by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, applies to everyone entering the state, including campers and travelers. — CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quarantine

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantine

Verb

They could probably be confined at home, with ankle bracelets, after some time in the Big House.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The effects of the policies the movement pushes are not confined to economic indicators or government reports.

— Hannah Harshe, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of confine

Noun

Grid current passes through silicon carbide transistors that switch at high frequency before sending it through a small conventional transformer, preserving the essential electrical isolation between the grid and everything downstream.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The receiving device checks every instruction against what the sender is actually permitted to do, building on network isolation and device identity rather than replacing them.

— Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of isolation

Verb

The full court reheard the case in January 2024, and in October 2024 ruled 9-8 that the NLRB had no power to order the tweet removed, citing the First Amendment.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, according to a USFWS spokesperson, around 30 million lbs of invasive carp are removed from Midwestern waters each year.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of remove

Noun

Jim Crow segregation, discrimination and systemic racism further depressed the Black population's ability to build wealth that is still largely concentrated among white families.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
American educational history is overflowing with abuse, segregation, substandard structures, and smoldering scorn.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of segregation

Verb

The criticism follows Hinson's move to separate herself from the president's handling of the war with Iran late last month.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
The Rams last won a district title in 2023, when schools were separated into Metro and Suburban and Seminole went 10-2 in a Metro district.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of separate

Noun

Concerns mounted in July, when OpenAI disclosed that two of its models escaped containment, accessed the open internet and breached a company called Hugging Face.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
The Claremont Fire that started in July burned more than 6,600 acres of the Boise Foothills before reaching full containment in August.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of containment

Verb

Justice Diana Kavedza Mochache said in a hearing lasting more than eight hours that in some cases children were isolated and denied food while their parents watched.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Analyzing them together helps cancel some random variations and isolate the underlying physics.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of isolate

Noun

Consisting of just three hilltop villas, the property debuted from renovations and a name reset in April 2026, and prioritizes seclusion and comfort.

— Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 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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