Synonyms of sequesters

sequesters

verb

present tense third-person singular of sequester

1

as in separates

to set or keep apart from others

sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious

Synonyms & Similar Words

• separates
• isolates
• segregates
• removes
• insulates
• restrains
• secludes
• cuts off
• restricts
• keeps
• detaches
• confines
• quarantines
• holds
• disengages
• incarcerates
• locks (up)
• detains
• abstracts
• interns
• immures
• jails

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• integrates
• connects
• unites
• joins
• associates
• assimilates
• reintegrates
• links
• liberates
• frees
• desegregates
• releases
• discharges
• looses

2

as in confiscates

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

police found and sequestered several illegal weapons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confiscates
• attaches
• expropriates
• usurps
• preempts
• appropriates
• seizes
• arrogates
• commandeers
• garnishees
• takes over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• renders
• delivers
• yields
• releases
• relinquishes
• surrenders
• forfeits
• cedes
• turns over
• gives up
• hands over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sequesters

Without those nutrients, there would be no rainforest, which produces a quarter of the world’s oxygen and sequesters carbon dioxide. — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026

According to the researchers, producing a single cubic meter of ESM sequesters more than 6 kilograms of CO2. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025

Ultimately, this impedes the rate at which the ocean draws down and sequesters additional CO2 from the air. — IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2024

Taking the algae out cleans the freshwater lakes and rivers, and the Bloom technology also sequesters the carbon dioxide in the algae into the foam so it doesn’t get released into the atmosphere, Lam said. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019