Synonyms of segregate

segregate

verb

ˈse-gri-ˌgāt 

as in to isolate

to set or keep apart from others

the sick cows were segregated from the remainder of the herd

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of segregate

The bestselling author of The Help, Kathryn Stockett serves up a yarn set in the Mississippi Delta during the Depression, when tea was sweet, cafés were segregated, and a fourth of the state’s private property had been repossessed. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

One example of this would be segregating cash into envelopes labeled for different purposes. — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 7 July 2026

With its genetic material segregated at either pole, one cell can safely become two, born from a microscopic tug-of-war. — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 29 June 2026

The organizers refused to stop at cities that insisted on segregating crowds. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026