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

All officers involved have been sequestered and are cooperating, according to Ransom. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026

The Reddit thread full of allegations, previously sequestered to fantasy football chatrooms, spread on social media and broke into the mainstream. — Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026

The two arresting officers testified they were never sequestered after Ramirez went unresponsive, a failure Brentwood’s police chief attributed to the weeklong delay between the arrest and Ramirez’s death. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

For more than 100 years, people have tried to sequester it and tame it and outsmart it, and for more than 100 years the Mississippi has found its own way. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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