Definitions

secluded

[si-kloo-did] / sɪˈklu dɪd /

ADJECTIVE

isolated, sheltered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloistered deserted hidden lonely quiet remote uninhabited

STRONG

abandoned blockaded close closet isolate quarantined removed reserved retired screened segregated sequestered shy withdrawn

WEAK

alone aloof confidential covert cut off hermetic incommunicado insular lonesome off the beaten track out-of-the-way personal private reclusive secluse seclusive secret shut off singular solitary tucked away unapproachable unfrequented unsociable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inhabited open populated

STRONG

extroverted friendly outgoing sociable unreserved

WEAK

joining mingling public socializing

Example Sentences

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Secluded from the bustling tourist traffic just a bridge away, the island remains largely untouched.

From Scientific American • Apr. 6, 2023

He has led the opposition to geothermal development as the chairman of an organization that translates loosely as the Society to Protect Japan’s Secluded Hot Springs.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

Secluded enough to feel like a country escape, the hotel’s guests can hike winter-accessible trails through Saint Edward State Park to Lake Washington’s shores.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2021

Secluded from his new classmates and uncertain when he would suit up for the Cougars, Huskey trained with friends from Middletown.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2021

At last the Company arrived at the Secluded Spot, and a Ring was staked out.

From Fables in Slang by Newman, Clyde J.

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