Synonyms of sequestering

sequestering

verb

present participle of sequester

1

as in separating

to set or keep apart from others

sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious

Synonyms & Similar Words

• separating
• isolating
• segregating
• removing
• insulating
• restraining
• secluding
• confining
• cutting off
• keeping
• restricting
• quarantining
• detaching
• holding
• incarcerating
• jailing
• abstracting
• disengaging
• detaining
• locking (up)
• interning
• immuring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• integrating
• connecting
• linking
• joining
• uniting
• associating
• assimilating
• reintegrating
• desegregating
• releasing
• discharging
• freeing
• liberating
• loosing

2

as in confiscating

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

police found and sequestered several illegal weapons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confiscating
• attaching
• expropriating
• usurping
• seizing
• appropriating
• preempting
• arrogating
• commandeering
• garnisheeing
• taking over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rendering
• releasing
• delivering
• yielding
• surrendering
• giving up
• relinquishing
• turning over
• forfeiting
• ceding
• handing over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sequestering

People who compost their food scraps and yard trimmings can contribute to reducing landfill methane emissions; improving soil health; and sequestering carbon, according to the EPA. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026

Some residents have accused the police of sequestering fuel supplies, according to local media. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025

The continent is home to 60% of the planet’s uncultivated arable land that is capable of sequestering immense amounts of carbon—yet only 16% of the global carbon credits market. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025

The Amazon forest will be a major focus of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), held in Belém, Brazil in November - particularly the crucial role of the forest for sequestering and storing carbon and contributing to climate mitigation. — Jeff Opperman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

Wells for disposing of brine produced by desalination and for sequestering carbon captured from the air could become important additions to this list in the future, according to experts and officials. — Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Using this principle, her team has developed carbon-sequestering concrete inspired by ocean biominerals. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025

Billions of years ago, when Earth was a giant ball of magma, dense droplets of liquid iron rained down into the planet’s depths, and this iron rain took the highly siderophile elements along for the ride, sequestering them in the core. — Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025