Synonyms of sequester

sequester

verb

si-ˈkwe-stər 

1

as in to isolate

to set or keep apart from others

sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to confiscate

to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority

police found and sequestered several illegal weapons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confiscate
• attach
• preempt
• usurp
• seize
• expropriate
• appropriate
• garnishee
• take over
• arrogate
• commandeer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• render
• yield
• release
• deliver
• surrender
• forfeit
• relinquish
• turn over
• give up
• cede
• hand over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sequester

In contrast, heavy metals are sequestered by proteins such as metallothioneins or accumulate in bony tissues. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

Curtis has sequestered primary ballots in a room in the elections office in Redding, sealing the doors with locks and duct tape and telling reporters that the ballots did not look, feel or smell right. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

The company compares that reduction with the carbon sequestered by roughly 63,800 acres of US forest each year. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Thorndike said during the voir dire that she has been sequestered since being contacted by Reddington. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

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