We shouldn't confuse solitude with isolation. They are two separate things.
Source: tatoeba (239905)
Isolation
/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/
Synonyms for "isolation" (227 found)
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Closest matches (46)
abstractionalienalienationalonenessaloofnessanonymityapartheidapartnessautismautistic thinkingavoidance mechanismblame-shiftingblood bankcelibacycharity wardclinicclosed meetingcolor barcompensationconfidentiality
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confidentialnessconsultation roomcordoncordon sanitairecordoning offdecompensationdefense mechanismdelivery roomdereismdereistic thinking
Adjective(4 words)
academic lonelinesschronic lonelinessclinical cohortingcultural isolation
Noun(12 words)
acute emotional lonelinessalgebraic isolationalienatingalienation from peersalieningbe ignoredby oneselfcloisteringclosing offcocooningconfinementdeep loneliness
Strong matches (68)
Noun(17 words)
desolatenessdisassociation from groupdisconnected fromdisconnection from schoolencirclementequation rearrangementestrangementextricationfeelings of lonelinessinsularisminsulatorisolatesleast communal behaviorless communallonelinesslonelinessesmarooning
detachmentdisarticulationdisassociationdisconnectednessdisconnectiondiscontinuitydisengagementdisjointingdisjunctiondislocationdispensarydisplacementdissociationdisuniondivisiondivorcedivorcementemergencyemotional insulationescape
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escape into fantasyescape mechanismescapismethnocentrismexamining roomexclusivenessexecutive sessionfantasizingfantasyfever wardflightforeignerhospital roomincognitoincoherenceinsularityinsulationintensive careisolationismjim crowkeeping apartknow-nothingismlabor roomlaboratorylonelinesslonenesslonesomenessluxationmaternity ward
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
isolate genetic material
Related words (113)
Noun(28 words)
mechanically isolatedmixture separationmore unconnectedmost asocialmost isolatedmost soloostracismpeer isolationquarantinequarantinesquarantiningseclusionseparationsequesteringshunningshunssilossocial lonelinesssocial withdrawalsoledad
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moving apartnarrownessnegativismnonunionnurseryoperating roomout groupout-groupoutcastoutsiderovercompensationparochialismpartingpartitionpersona non gratapharmacyprison wardprivacyprivate conferenceprivate room
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privatismprivatizationprojectionpsychotaxisquarantinequarantine flagrace hatredracial segregationrationalizationrecessreclusionrecovery roomremovalresistanceretirementretreatrusticationsanitary cordonseclusionsecrecysegmentationsegregationsemi-private roomseparatenessseparationseparatismsequestrationsingle blessednesssnobbishnesssociological adjustive reactionssolitarinesssolitudesplendid isolationstrangersubdivisionsublimationsubstitutionsubtractionsurgerytherapytightnesstreatment roomwardwish fulfillmentwish-fulfillment fantasywishful thinkingwithdrawalx rayxenophobiayellow flagyellow jackzoning
Determiner(1 words)
no interactions
Adjective(9 words)
physical isolationprofound solitudesocial disassociationsocial disconnectionsolitary livingsolitary studio lifetemporary lonelinessunconnected patchesunreachable
Verb(3 words)
Related word relations
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More general
20 entriesalgebraic taskalienationconditiondefencedefence mechanismdefence reactiondefensedefense mechanismdefense reactiondisaffectionestrangementmath operationmeasurenon-engagementnon-involvementnonparticipation
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More specific
8 entriesequation rearrangementgeographic isolationmedical isolationpatient isolationquarantinesocial isolationsolving for xvariable isolation
Collocations
5 entriesgeographic isolationisolation cellisolation periodmedical isolationsocial isolation
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Isolation is the common lot of man.
Source: tatoeba (239908)
Woe to who be alone, my friends. It seems that social isolation quickly destroys one's reason.
Source: tatoeba (907338)
Since Tom arrived at Guantanamo Bay he has been exposed to different forms of torture: sleep deprivation, sensory deprivation, extreme temperatures, prolonged isolation, lack of sunlight and limited health care.
Source: tatoeba (2674848)
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