Synonyms for insulation
ˌɪn səˈleɪ ʃən, ˌɪns yə-in·su·la·tion

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1. insulation, insularity, insularism, detachmentnoun

   the state of being isolated or detached

   "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"

   Synonyms:
   separation, insulating material, detachment, disengagement, insularism, insulant, withdrawal, insularity, breakup

2. insulating material, insulant, insulationnoun

   a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity

   Synonyms:
   detachment, insularism, insularity, insulant, insulating material

3. insulationnoun

   the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity

   Synonyms:
   detachment, insularism, insularity, insulant, insulating material

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1. • Protection

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1. insulationnoun

   Synonyms:
   isolation, separation, disconnection, disengagement

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1. List of paraphrases for "insulation":

   isolation, insulating, insulator, isolating, confinement

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1. Duncan Wood:

   State and local authorities are outgunned and outmaneuvered and the federal forces cannot be everywhere, there is an urgent need...to provide greater protection and insulation against organized crime.

2. Ken Perkins:

   People may not be buying homes, but theyll stay and renovate, they have some insulation.

3. Naheed Dosani:

   I suspect that people who were one to two paychecks away from experiencing homelessness... now don’t have that insulation.

4. Bob Ward:

   Cities that are used to more temperate climates, like London, are finding it very difficult to cope, places which experience cold winters tend to worry more about insulation... but of course some of the measures you design to keep heat in during the winter can prevent heat escaping in the summer, making it even more of a problem.

5. Mathias Basner:

   Passive strategies, like new windows or insulation, can be very effective for nocturnal noise exposure, but should really be our last resort, noise that is not produced can not have effects.