QUARANTINING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

quarantining

verb

present participle of quarantine

as in removing

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 quarantining Seven American aid workers who had been working in Congo to stop the outbreak are currently quarantining in a facility in Kenya. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 July 2026 Defender normally places hard limits on how big a file can be written to disk when scanning and quarantining a machine. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026 Raff said that the odds are low the screwworm will end up in North Carolina, but monitoring and quarantining infected animals is essential to stop a spread. — Eva Flowe june 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026 For now, officials will be relying on restricting imports of livestock from infested areas and quarantining cattle. — Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 The passengers had been quarantining in Nebraska since leaving the ship May 10. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 2 June 2026 On Friday, the New York State Department of Health said two New Yorkers who were quarantining in Nebraska are returning to the state this week. — ABC News, 1 June 2026 Third, the hantavirus outbreak is considered contained, unlike the early spread of COVID; the people most at risk of hantavirus are quarantining and being monitored. — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 15 May 2026 In the coming days, some may be able to continue quarantining at home, according to Fitter. — Pien Huang, NPR, 15 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantining

Verb

Leaders add value by asking better questions, widening perspectives, connecting people, allocating resources and removing the obstacles that slow great work.

— Brent McHugh, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The state added women to the workforce without removing men from their role as sole providers.

— Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of removing

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Researchers could observe improvements in privatized firms, yet separating the effect of government ownership from the effect of the surrounding transformation was difficult.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
After multiple contractors had assured them the wall separating the future kitchen from the living area wasn’t load-bearing, an asbestos crew uncovered the opposite.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of separating

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Use a summer-friendly baby carrier The combination of your body heat and the carrier’s confining space can make an infant hot and bothered within a matter of minutes.

— Nancy Mattia, Parents, 8 July 2026
Plants are also unbothered by confining pavement and other urban challenges.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

Definition of confining

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From dealing with symptom flare-ups and unrelenting fatigue to following strict medication schedules, managing a health condition that no one in your circle relates to can be incredibly isolating.

— Katie Camero, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
More recently, during the pandemic, a then-5-year-old Charlotte helped deliver meals to seniors who were isolating near the family’s Norfolk country home.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 July 2026

Definition of isolating

Verb

Suarez’ plan would reverse the existing incentives, restricting new hotel development to a height of 50 feet while upping the cap for residential to 75 feet, with a doubling of the allowable square footage in most places.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Idaho groups and individuals have filed a lawsuit over state law restricting the amount of money political parties can spend in coordination with their candidates.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2026

Definition of restricting

Verb

Videos and images from the scene showed a fire with a plume of smoke and bright orange flames near a building entrance, as well as law enforcement officers restraining the suspect.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Videos and photos from the scene showed a fire with a plume of smoke on the sidewalk outside the building, as well as officers restraining a person and taking them away.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of restraining

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Critics say the 12-year rule of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has marked a crackdown on civil society and jailing of political opponents.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
Also contentious was last year’s jailing of former Trade Minister Thomas Lembong over sugar import permits a decade ago despite no evidence of personal financial gain.

— Chandra Asmara, Fortune, 30 June 2026

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