ISOLATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ISOLATION?

Need another word that means the same as “isolation”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “isolation” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Isolation” are: closing off, separation, segregation, setting apart, keeping apart, solitariness, loneliness, friendlessness, lack of contact, exile, sense of exile, aloneness, remoteness, seclusion, inaccessibility

Isolation as a Noun

Definitions of "Isolation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “isolation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it.
• The process or fact of isolating or being isolated.
• An instance of isolating something, especially a compound or microorganism.
• A defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it.
• The act of isolating something; setting something apart from others.
• A country's withdrawal from international politics.
• Denoting a hospital or ward for patients with infectious diseases.
• A state of separation between persons or groups.
• A feeling of being disliked and alone.

Synonyms of "Isolation" as a noun (15 Words)

aloneness	A disposition toward being alone.
closing off	Approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap.
exile	A person who lives away from their native country, either from choice or compulsion. He knew now that he would die in exile.
friendlessness	Being without friends.
inaccessibility	The quality of not being available when needed.
keeping apart	A cell in a jail or prison.
lack of contact	The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
loneliness	The fact of being without companions; solitariness. Feelings of depression and loneliness.
remoteness	A disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner. The remoteness of the location hindered development.
seclusion	A sheltered or private place. They enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion.
segregation	The action or state of setting someone or something apart from others. The segregation of pupils with learning difficulties.
sense of exile	A natural appreciation or ability.
separation	The space where a division or parting occurs. She and her husband have agreed to a trial separation.
setting apart	Arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted.
solitariness	Confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners.

Usage Examples of "Isolation" as a noun

• Isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety.
• He opposed a policy of American isolation.

Associations of "Isolation" (30 Words)

alienate	Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness. She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious.
alienation	The action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly. Most leases contain restrictions against alienation.
alone	Without anybody else or anything else. They were not alone in dissenting from the advice.
boredom	The state of feeling bored. I ll die of boredom if I live that long.
divorce	Get a divorce formally terminate a marriage. A desire to divorce myself from history.
estrange	Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness. He became estranged from his father.
estrangement	The fact of no longer living with one’s spouse or partner; separation. A parent s rights in the event of divorce or estrangement.
heartache	Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death. A good friend understands your heartaches as well as your joys.
hermit	A hummingbird found in the shady lower layers of tropical forests, foraging along a regular route.
isolate	A person or thing that has been or become isolated. The medical world would never come to grips with polio until it could isolate the virus which caused it.
isolated	Single; exceptional. Isolated farms and villages.
lone	Lacking companions or companionship. A lonely soul.
loneliness	A disposition toward being alone. The loneliness of the farm.
lonely	Devoid of creatures. Felt sad and lonely.
partition	The act of dividing or partitioning separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart. The hall was partitioned to contain the noise of the computers.
privacy	The quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others. A law to restrict newspapers freedom to invade people s privacy.
recluse	Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude. He s a bit of a recluse.
remote	A remote control device. The valley is remote from the usual tourist routes.
seclude	Keep away from others. I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation.
secluded	Providing privacy or seclusion. A secluded romantic spot.
seclusion	A sheltered or private place. They enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion.
segregate	Someone who is or has been segregated. Black people were segregated in churches schools and colleges.
separated	Separated at the joint. The separated spacecraft will return to their home bases.
separation	The cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order. Religion involved the separation of the sacred and the profane.
sequester	Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. Their property was sequestered by Parliament.
sole	Put a new sole on to a shoe. A big blister on each heel and sole.
solitary	(of a flower or other part) borne singly. Solitary bees.
solitude	A state of social isolation. The battle to preserve beloved solitudes flared up all over the country.
troglodyte	A person who is regarded as being deliberately ignorant or old-fashioned.
underpopulated	Having an insufficient or very small population. The rocky and underpopulated west coast.