Antonyms 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

How to use insulation in a sentence?

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. Duncan Wood:

   State and local authorities are outgunned and outmaneuvered and the federal forces cannot be everywhere, there is an urgent need...to provide greater protection and insulation against organized crime.

3. Morgan Stanley:

   We see a positive inflection for companies exposed to insulation demand and construction.

4. Christina Haack:

   It was built in 1929, which is old for Laguna, i mean, it's not falling down, but it's not far from falling down. There's no heating system, there's no air conditioning, half the wiring doesn't work, the plumbing is really bad, there's no insulation, there are multiple broken windows… so I've had to make some quick temporary changes to make sure it's safe for Hudson. But the bones of it are perfect. In fact, I don't want to change that at all. I just want to update the house in a really sympathetic way.

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.

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