SEGREGATED Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of segregated

as in separated

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verb

past tense of segregate

as in isolated

to set or keep apart from others the sick cows were segregated from the remainder of the herd

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Recent Examples of segregated

Adjective

The 28-year-old Dominican national is allegedly being held in a segregated unit at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, as federal prosecutors seek to remove him from the country, according to the petition. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The ring was from Alabama’s Burrell-Slater High School, a segregated school for Black students that closed in 1969 amid racial integration. — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Verb

Black workers — among them the tens of thousands drawn from Jamaica and Barbados to perform the most grueling excavation labor — were paid lower wages, housed in substandard quarters, and segregated at pay windows, hospitals, and schools. — Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026 That highlights how North Carolina, and the country, have effectively become segregated by political party. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for segregated

Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregated

Adjective

Davis suffered a separated shoulder early in the game versus Fairleigh-Dickinson and underwent surgery Wednesday.

— Steve Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Plans also incorporate a 10-foot-wide paved side path along the school side of the corridor, providing a separated walking and biking trail.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of separated

Verb

There are dog walkers, sunbathers, and yoga enthusiasts, often looking rather isolated despite the company around them.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
According to three people briefed on the episode, the Times reported that Jensen Huang's security detail isolated the bystander who recorded it and offered that person a nondisclosure agreement.

— Lars Hanson, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of isolated

Adjective

The withdrawn application had requested approval to build a 166,000-square-foot warehouse on a parcel off Hill Road between State Highway 55 and North Horseshoe Bend Road, the Idaho Statesman previously reported.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 26 Oct. 2026
In an era of ball-to-feet No 10s and withdrawn strikers, Welbeck stays high up the pitch, runs the channels and occupies defenders.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of withdrawn

Adjective

Big Brother 4 The first season with a sequestered jury (sorry, Danielle Reyes), Big Brother 4 was also the first installment in which players with a history outside of the house played together.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
The trial was a madly raucous media event, requiring many weeks and a sequestered jury.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026

Definition of sequestered

Adjective

There, Trump could not resist asking if Xi had brought other global leaders to this cloistered preserve.

— Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026
The Sisters embody a unique culture of prayer, silence, solitude and community, living in a contemplative and cloistered order.

— Kelly Wilkinson, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of cloistered

Adjective

Known as sand batteries, these systems convert electricity into heat and store it inside large, heavily insulated containers filled with sand or similar solid materials.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
The insulated design keeps a cold drink cold and a hot one hot, so fill it with your festive seltzers or hot cocoa and sip in holiday style.

— Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of insulated

Adjective

The 1,400-square-foot primary suite has a separate office, dual walk-in closets, and a serene bath spotlighted by a copper soaking tub and access to a secluded Zen garden.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026
The Escape Wood Boho Tiny Home is move-in ready, offering a secluded, cold-weather oasis that’s fully customizable.

— Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of secluded

Adjective

Michael Peregrine is a retired Chicago lawyer and an alumnus of the River Forest Park District.

— Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
On June 5, a jury convicted Jones, his wife, Kateryna, and retired union executive William Creeden of racketeering conspiracy, embezzlement and other felonies.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026

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