SEGREGATION Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

segregation

noun

ˌse-gri-ˈgā-shən

Definition of segregation

as in solitude

the state of being alone or kept apart from others the segregation of voters while casting their ballots is meant to preserve political privacy

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Recent Examples of segregation America's greatness is the fight to erase the long-standing consequences of slavery and Jim Crow and segregation. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 Excelsior Club’s history in Charlotte Founded in 1944 by Jimmie and Minnie McKee, the Excelsior Club was Charlotte’s premier Black social venue during segregation. — Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026 The Umzimvubu is one of the region’s most ecologically diverse landscapes, but thanks to farmer displacement and land segregation in the years since apartheid, nature has started to degrade. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026 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, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for segregation

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Noun

And their eloquence is greatest when expressing the silence and solitude of Hester.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
For many, a walk in the woods or a visit to a scenic stop is a way to seek out not just solitude but also to connect with nature.

— Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of solitude

Noun

Given that Dhaka is one of the globe’s most densely populated cities, the world Zaineen inhabits requires a great deal of control to maintain this kind of isolation.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
Belarus, a close ally of Russia, has faced Western isolation and sanctions for years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of isolation

Noun

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services did not specify where the death happened or provide any additional details to protect the privacy of the family.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
His family issued a statement thanking all those who expressed their condolences, while also asking for their privacy to be respected.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of privacy

Noun

But this is really about family and family history, and about how there are so many new varieties of loneliness in the world.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
In his photographs of Daryl Hannah, who plays Pris, and her fellow androids played by Joanna Cassidy and Rutger Hauer, Vaughan draws out this loneliness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of loneliness

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