Synonyms for cloistered
ˈklɔɪ stərdclois·tered

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1. cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastic, monasticaladjective

   of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

   Synonyms:
   cloistral, secluded, conventual, reclusive, sequestered, monastical, monastic

   Antonyms:
   worldly, secular, public, temporal

2. cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequesteredadjective

   providing privacy or seclusion

   "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot"

   Synonyms:
   cloistral, secluded, privy, conventual, recluse, reclusive, sequestered, monastical, monastic, secret, withdrawn

   Antonyms:
   worldly, temporal, public, secular

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1. Aimee Bahng:

   Even though we might be sort of cloistered away in the ivory tower or something, we felt very much moved by, incited by, inspired by a lot of the activists' work following the failure to indict Darren Wilson after the events in Ferguson, we wanted to not leave this behind after winter break.

2. Fox News:

   You hope that, even with the delays we're seeing, the older children, some of the extreme emotional problems, that there will be a way through that, but, that's why it's really just horrific what we've put young people through, and all these … I think a lot of the people that are making the decisions are protected from it. They were wealthy enough, or cloistered enough that they didn't feel the ramifications. And particularly when we're talking about poor children who don't have resources at home, it just breaks my heart to think about what we put them through.

3. Jerry Weintraub:

   He was completely aware of the level of fame because that's what destroyed him. He was cloistered, he was locked up all the time, he couldn't go out to a restaurant unless we closed the restaurant, he couldn't go to a movie unless we closed the theater ... it's a very hard way to live. Listen: He gave up his freedom knowingly because he was such a huge star.