Synonyms for seclusion
sɪˈklu ʒənseclu·sion

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1. seclusion

   In retirement one withdraws from association he has had with others; we speak of the retirement of a public man to private life, tho he may still be much in company. In seclusion one shuts himself away from the society of all except intimate friends or attendants; in solitude no other person is present. While seclusion is ordinarily voluntary, solitude may be enforced; we speak of the solitude rather than the seclusion of a prisoner. As "private" denotes what concerns ourselves individually, privacy denotes freedom from the presence or observation of those not concerned or whom we desire not to have concerned in our affairs; privacy is more commonly temporary than seclusion; we speak of a moment's privacy. There may be loneliness without solitude, as amid an unsympathizing crowd, and solitude without loneliness, as when one is glad to be alone.

   Synonyms:
   loneliness, privacy, retirement, solitude

   Antonyms:
   association, companionship, company, converse, fellowship, society

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1. seclusion

   Synonyms:
   retirement, privacy, retreat, solitude, secrecy

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1. privacy, privateness, seclusionnoun

   the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

   Synonyms:
   privateness, secrecy, concealment, privacy

2. seclusionnoun

   the act of secluding yourself from others

   Synonyms:
   privacy, privateness

Matched Categories

1. • Reclusiveness
   • Separation

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1. seclusionnoun

   Synonyms:
   separation, retirement, privacy, secrecy, obscurity, solitude

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1. seclusionnoun

   Synonyms:
   sequestration, isolation, solitude, loneliness, retirement

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1. List of paraphrases for "seclusion":

   isolation, confinement

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How to use seclusion in a sentence?

1. Prophet Mohammed, Muslim:

   A Muslim who meets with others and shares their burdens is better than one who lives a life of seclusion and contemplation.

2. Lee Yeon-woo:

   Shincheonji destroys families and separates children from their parents, i can't sleep at night thinking my daughter might have been infected and is groaning with pain in seclusion.

3. Joe Keenan:

   There are, however, people in this world who seldom pick up a newspaper, people who, when watching television, sneer in displeasure and change channels at the first glimpse of an anchorperson. While such willfully uninformed citizens are rare, emerging from seclusion only to serve on juries in trials of great national significance, they do exist.