secluding
Keeping apart deliberately
Secluding is the act of isolating or withdrawing someone or something from others.
You might seclude yourself to concentrate: She's been secluding herself in the study to finish her thesis.
One can also seclude others: The jury was secluded during deliberations.
The word suggests intentional separation, often for privacy, protection, or focus.
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- segregateSeparate by category
- sequesterSet apart, isolate
- separateTo set apart
- withdrawRemove or pull away
remove · detach · partition · cordon · insulate · confine · shelter · shield
Protected sacred space
- hideawaySecluded place of refuge
- refugePlace of safety
- hermitageSecluded religious dwelling
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
haven · shelter · den · hideout · sanctum · getaway · escape · withdraw
Complete separation from others
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- withdrawalAct of taking away
privacy · quietude · aloneness · solitariness · reclusiveness · self-reflection · silence · peacefulness
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
withdraw · remove · detach · partition · cordon · insulate · confine · shelter · shield · cocoon
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
cloister · haven · shelter · den · hideout · sanctum · getaway · escape · withdraw · nest
isolation
Complete separation from others
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
withdrawal · privacy · quietude · aloneness · solitariness · reclusiveness · self-reflection · silence · peacefulness · monasticism
exile
Banishment from homeland
estrange · excommunicate · shun · outcast · expel · maroon · blacklist · disown · reject
secludingmingling
Casual social interaction
socializing · integrating · joining · mixing · engaging
secludingexposing
Making something known
revealing · presenting · displaying · opening up · showing
include, conclude, exclude, exclusive, closure, inclusive, secluded, inclusion, recluse