Antonyms for isolationiso·la·tion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.6 / 9 votes

1. isolation

   Antonyms:
   alliance, association, club, community, companionship, company, confederacy, confederation, conjunction, connection, corporation, familiarity, federation, fellowship, fraternity, friendship, lodge, participation, partnership, society, union

   Synonyms:
   disintegration, independence, separation, solitude

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes

1. isolation

   Antonyms:
   organization, co-membership, community, connection, concatenation, continuity

   Synonyms:
   segregation, detachment, disconnection, insularity, self-containedness

Matched Categories

1. • Alienation
   • Defense Mechanism
   • Non-engagement
   • Psychiatry
   • Separation

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. isolationnoun

   a state of separation between persons or groups

   Synonyms:
   closing off

2. isolationnoun

   a feeling of being disliked and alone

   Synonyms:
   closing off

3. isolation, closing offnoun

   the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others

   Synonyms:
   closing off

4. isolationnoun

   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it

   Synonyms:
   closing off

5. isolationnoun

   a country's withdrawal from international politics

   "he opposed a policy of American isolation"

   Synonyms:
   closing off

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. isolationnoun

   Synonyms:
   insulation, segregation, loneliness, solitude

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. isolation

   Synonyms:
   See Isolation exercise
   

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. colonialism

   colonialism is the process of merging two cultures by breaking down traditions through cultural concessions to trade norms usually set by the militarily superior culture.

   china resisted english colonialism through isolationism until military losses during the opium wars forced the colonization of macau and hong kong.

   Submitted by rinat on June 18, 2017  

2. comradeship

   there is isolation in the text even whilst being in contact with comrades

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

3. propinquity

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

How to use isolation in a sentence?

1. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko:

   Such visits mean further militarization of the occupied Ukrainian peninsula and increase its isolation.

2. Randi Weingarten:

   There are some kids who did very well on remote, but what's really been lost is the peer-to-peer contact. What's really been lost is the prolonged effects of social isolation.

3. Jane Ishmael:

   There are other minor cannabinoids and traces in the plant that can be hard to study, but by isolation we can continue to assess the effects they might offer, historically, many of our medicines have been derived by or inspired by natural products. By having new compounds that bind with very high affinity, that will give scientists a new probe into biological sciences.

4. Gavin Newsom:

   I read about it (is how I found out), no big deal. I’m the governor of the state of California. But maybe a bigger deal is that I’m the chair of the UC Board of Regents. I read about it. Is it a good idea? Did we have a chance to discuss the merits (of the decision)? I’m not aware anyone did. So it was done in isolation. It was done without regental oversight or support. It was done without any consideration to my knowledge.

5. Timothy Neal:

   Parents, athletes, pediatricians, coaches and certified athletic trainers should be aware of signs and symptoms of eating disorders, including those athletes who display signs and symptoms of anxiety, depression, anger, isolation, and other behaviors that may indicate a mental health disorder.

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