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sequestration

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sequestration

the state of being alone or kept apart from others
  • What would you bring for sequestration on a desert island?
Synonyms of sequestration

aloneness, insulation, isolation, privacy, secludedness, seclusion, segregation, solitariness, solitude
Words Related to sequestration

loneliness, lonesomeness

confinement, incarceration, internment, quarantine
Near Antonyms of sequestration

camaraderie, companionship, company, comradeship, fellowship, society

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