Synonyms for insulation
ˌɪn səˈleɪ ʃən, ˌɪns yə-in·su·la·tion

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1. insulation, insularity, insularism, detachmentnoun

   the state of being isolated or detached

   "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"

   Synonyms:
   separation, insulating material, detachment, disengagement, insularism, insulant, withdrawal, insularity, breakup

2. insulating material, insulant, insulationnoun

   a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity

   Synonyms:
   detachment, insularism, insularity, insulant, insulating material

3. insulationnoun

   the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity

   Synonyms:
   detachment, insularism, insularity, insulant, insulating material

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1. insulationnoun

   Synonyms:
   isolation, separation, disconnection, disengagement

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1. List of paraphrases for "insulation":

   isolation, insulating, insulator, isolating, confinement

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1. Mathias Basner:

   Passive strategies, like new windows or insulation, can be very effective for nocturnal noise exposure, but should really be our last resort, noise that is not produced cannot have effects.

2. Mathias Basner:

   Passive strategies, like new windows or insulation, can be very effective for nocturnal noise exposure, but should really be our last resort, noise that is not produced can not have effects.

3. Ed Matthew:

   There are different kinds of insulation measures, cavity wall insulation, loft insulation and draft-proofing are very cost-effective, while solid wall installation is much more complex and expensive.

4. Naheed Dosani:

   I suspect that people who were one to two paychecks away from experiencing homelessness... now don’t have that insulation.

5. Robin Dawson:

   It's possible that dense feathers were primarily selected for insulation, as body size decreased in theropod dinosaurs on the evolutionary pathway to modern birds, feathers could have then later been co-opted for sexual display or flying.