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Isolating

To set apart or cut off from others.

📖 Definitions of "Isolating"

verb
  1. 1

    To set apart or cut off from others.

  2. 2

    To place in quarantine or isolation.

  3. 3

    To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.

  4. 4

    To insulate, or make free of external influence.

adjective
  1. 1

    (of languages) having low morpheme per word ratio and no inflectional morpheme

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Isolating"

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WordDefinition
analyticOf, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
uninflected(of a language) That does not use inflection.
segregationnoun(politics) The separation of people based upon race, sex, religion, or other identity in institutions.
separatingnounAn instance of separating.
segregated(of a person or thing) Separated or isolated from others, or from another group.
separateverb(transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
remotenessnounThe quality of being remote.
containmentnoun(uncountable, countable) The state of containing.
impeachmentnoun(countable, law, chiefly US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.
confininglimiting; restrictive
isolationnoun(chiefly uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
seclusionnounThe state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.
quarantineverb(intransitive) To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.
separationnounThe act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
sequestrationnounThe process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
solitarynounLiving or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
lockdownnounThe confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.
quarantinedIn quarantine; isolated.
shutoffnounThe act of turning something off.
confinementnounThe act of confining or the state of being confined.

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