Definitions

shut off

ADJECTIVE

cloistered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reclusive sheltered

STRONG

confined hidden insulated restricted sequestered shielded withdrawn

WEAK

cloistral hermitic recluse secluse seclusive

Antonyms

STRONG

seen

WEAK

free open unsecluded

ADJECTIVE

quarantined

Synonyms

STRONG

confined detained restrained secluded

WEAK

cordoned off sealed off shut up under quarantine

ADJECTIVE

screened

Synonyms

STRONG

abandoned blockaded cloistered close closet deserted hidden isolate quarantined quiet removed reserved retired segregated sequestered shy withdrawn

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONG

extroverted friendly open outgoing seen sociable unreserved

ADJECTIVE

secluded

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abandoned blockaded close closet isolate quarantined removed reserved retired screened segregated sequestered shy withdrawn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 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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Residents in three buildings then lost electricity and in February Quasar shut off the water for the buildings without heat for weeks to prevent freezing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

And in Death Valley, water was shut off at two campgrounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

“There was one point during Christmas, they shut off the lights to my house because I didn’t pay the bill,” he shares in the documentary.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Hardy’s mic was shut off, and he was forcibly ejected from the hearing after his comments led to a rambling diatribe.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

There was plenty of grass along the bank, and on all sides the tall brush and trees rose to shut off the world.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

shut off

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