secludes
Keeps apart deliberately
Secludes is the third-person singular of seclude, meaning to isolate or withdraw from contact with others.
The subject doing the secluding may be a person who withdraws voluntarily—She secludes herself in the cabin to write—or circumstances that enforce isolation: The mountain range secludes the village from the outside world.
Pulls out or removes
- retiresCeases professional life
- cloistersCovered monastery walkways
- cocoonsProtective insect casings
- hermitsPeople choosing isolation
monasteries · sanctuaries · hideaways · refuges · havens · cells · ashrams · cottages
Keeps separate from others
- meditatesEngages in focused contemplation
- contemplatesConsiders thoughtfully at length
- introspectsAnalyzes own thoughts
- hermitPerson choosing total seclusion
anchorite · monastic · ascetic · loner · solitude · alone · withdrawn · unsociable
Pulls out or removes
- separatesDivides into portions
- sequestersSets apart, removes
- segregatesDivides by category
- quarantinesDisease-prevention separations
removes · detaches · distances · disconnects · alienates · estranges · banishes · exiles
Keeps from being seen
- sheltersPlaces offering protection
- screensDisplays or filters
- shroudsWraps that hide
- veilsTranslucent face coverings
cloaks · obscures · tucks away · secrets · masks · shields · covers · buries
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- outpostRemote military station
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- farawayAt great distance
- hiddenKept out of sight
tucked away · off-grid · isolated · removed · distant · unreachable · backcountry · hinterland
withdraws
Pulls out or removes
hermits · monasteries · sanctuaries · hideaways · refuges · havens · cells · ashrams · cottages · cabins
isolates
Keeps separate from others
- meditatesEngages in focused contemplation
- contemplatesConsiders thoughtfully at length
- introspectsAnalyzes own thoughts
hermit · anchorite · monastic · ascetic · loner · solitude · alone · withdrawn · unsociable · private
withdraws
Pulls out or removes
- separatesDivides into portions
- sequestersSets apart, removes
- segregatesDivides by category
quarantines · removes · detaches · distances · disconnects · alienates · estranges · banishes · exiles · ostracizes
conceals
Keeps from being seen
veils · cloaks · obscures · tucks away · secrets · masks · shields · covers · buries · camouflages
wilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- outpostRemote military station
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- farawayAt great distance
hidden · tucked away · off-grid · isolated · removed · distant · unreachable · backcountry · hinterland · retreat
secludessocializes
Engages with others
mingles · integrates · joins · engages · mixes
- secluded beachSheltered, private shoreline
- secluded retreatIsolated place for privacy
- secluded cabinRemote, private small dwelling
- secluded beachesShores away from crowds
- secluded islandIsolated land in water
- secluded villageRemote, hidden small community