Synonyms for isolation
iso·la·tion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.6 / 9 votes

1. isolation

   Synonyms:
   disintegration, independence, separation, solitude

   Antonyms:
   alliance, association, club, community, companionship, company, confederacy, confederation, conjunction, connection, corporation, familiarity, federation, fellowship, fraternity, friendship, lodge, participation, partnership, society, union

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes

1. isolation

   Synonyms:
   segregation, detachment, disconnection, insularity, self-containedness

   Antonyms:
   organization, co-membership, community, connection, concatenation, continuity

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. isolationnoun

   a state of separation between persons or groups

   Synonyms:
   closing off

2. isolationnoun

   a feeling of being disliked and alone

   Synonyms:
   closing off

3. isolation, closing offnoun

   the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others

   Synonyms:
   closing off

4. isolationnoun

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it

   Synonyms:
   closing off

5. isolationnoun

   a country's withdrawal from international politics

   "he opposed a policy of American isolation"

   Synonyms:
   closing off

Matched Categories

1. • Alienation
   • Defense Mechanism
   • Non-engagement
   • Psychiatry
   • Separation

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. isolationnoun

   Synonyms:
   separation, disconnection, insulation, segregation, detachment

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. isolationnoun

   Synonyms:
   insulation, segregation, loneliness, solitude

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "isolation":

   insulation, isolating, confinement, seclusion, isolate, segregation, remoteness, solitary, insularity, isolated, containment, apartheid, separation, isolationism, self-isolation, shutoff, exclusion

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. isolation

   Synonyms:
   See Isolation exercise
   

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1. Timothy Neal:

   Parents, athletes, pediatricians, coaches and certified athletic trainers should be aware of signs and symptoms of eating disorders, including those athletes who display signs and symptoms of anxiety, depression, anger, isolation, and other behaviors that may indicate a mental health disorder.

2. Washington Governor Jay Inslee:

   Outdoor recreation is one of the best things we can do to promote physical, mental and emotional well-being for Washingtonians during a time of great stress and isolation.

3. Pena Nieto:

   Isolation is not the path, integration is.

4. Clifford Villanueva Villalon:

   Isolation is not evasion from the public eye, only a strategy to privatize your life.

5. James Downing:

   This is the first time we've seen a total reconstitution of the immune system, which has provided the ability for these children to get out of isolation, so we're comfortable, I think, at this point stating that this is a cure. Only time will say will this be a durable, lifelong cure.