Synonyms of segregation

segregation

noun

ˌse-gri-ˈgā-shən 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solitude
• isolation
• privacy
• loneliness
• separateness
• insulation
• seclusion
• aloneness
• sequestration
• confinement
• solitariness
• internment
• secludedness
• retirement
• withdrawal
• vacuum
• quarantine
• incarceration
• lonesomeness
• ghettoization

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• society
• company
• companionship
• fellowship
• camaraderie
• comradeship

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of segregation

Trump officials say any such favoritism violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a federal law that forbids discrimination in education and other public places and was created to fight segregation and its effect. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Trump officials say any such favoritism violates Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a federal law that forbids discrimination in education and was created to fight segregation and its impact. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

The map used Troost Avenue, the city’s historic symbol of racial segregation, as a dividing line between the 4th and 5th Districts. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

That was the case in the United States during the legal segregation of African Americans in the South—some police officers were members of violent white supremacist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026