Synonyms of isolating

isolating

verb

present participle of isolate

as in separating

to set or keep apart from others

rescuers finally reached outlying villages that had been isolated by the massive earthquake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• separating
• segregating
• removing
• insulating
• restraining
• sequestering
• confining
• secluding
• cutting off
• quarantining
• keeping
• detaching
• restricting
• incarcerating
• holding
• disengaging
• jailing
• abstracting
• locking (up)
• detaining
• interning
• immuring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• integrating
• connecting
• joining
• linking
• uniting
• associating
• reintegrating
• assimilating
• desegregating
• freeing
• liberating
• releasing
• discharging
• loosing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of isolating

In San Francisco, for instance, isolating Flock's contribution is especially difficult. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

But far from being isolating, a book is something to discuss, to share, to fight over, to flirt and fall in love over, to walk through hand-in-hand. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

This entails limiting permissions, isolating sensitive systems, monitoring actions and maintaining controls outside the model itself. — Peter Garraghan, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

The agency would also create standards covering sandbox testing environments; air gaps, or isolating testing environments from the internet; kill switches; and controls that prevent models from escaping lab settings and roaming on the Internet. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

But the Israeli military’s approach could only work after systematically isolating the Palestinian people over the course of decades. — Drew Paul, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

Researchers at a lab at the University of Illinois Chicago have been testing the water for the event for safety, including filtering concentrated bacteria, isolating the DNA, then amplifying it to measure how much is in the water. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Rather than filtering contaminants out and concentrating them into waste, this method uses ozone gas and naturally occurring microbes to break contaminants down instead of just isolating them. — Piper Heath, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

What was once an isolating experience is now a mass coming of age. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026