isolation - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others

Synonyms

• closing off
• isolation

More generic

• separation

More specific

• quarantine

Noun

a country's withdrawal from international politics

Synonyms

• isolation

More generic

• non-engagement
• non-involvement
• nonparticipation

Noun

a feeling of being disliked and alone

Synonyms

• isolation

More generic

• alienation
• disaffection
• estrangement

Noun

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

Synonyms

• isolation

More generic

• defence
• defence mechanism
• defence reaction
• defense
• defense mechanism
• defense reaction

Noun

a state of separation between persons or groups

Synonyms

• isolation

More generic

• separation

More specific

• alienation
• anomie
• anomy
• concealment
• detachment
• estrangement
• insularism
• insularity
• insulation
• loneliness
• privacy
• privateness
• purdah
• quarantine
• secrecy
• solitariness
• solitude

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