QUARANTINE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of quarantine

as in to confine

to keep (a person or animal) away from others to prevent a disease from spreading The hospital quarantined the infected patients. The dog was immediately quarantined.

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Recent Examples of quarantine

Verb

Santa Clara County’s Public Health Department urged unvaccinated people who may have been exposed to measles to quarantine to help prevent the virus from spreading rapidly through the population. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026 When the New World screwworm reached the US earlier this month after advancing across Mexico for more than a year, federal officials were prepared to quarantine animals and distribute treatments. — Ilena Peng, Fortune, 13 June 2026

Noun

For now, China’s more likely strategy to take over Taiwan is to impose a naval blockade or quarantine, forcing a surrender. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 30 June 2026 According to the orders placing the counties under quarantine, the quarantine will remain in effect until the commission lifts it. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for quarantine

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantine

Verb

So far, the Democratic Socialists of America’s success has been confined in large part to deep-blue city districts.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
History buffs will note that the home was used to confine British General Richard Prescott and loyalist New Jersey Governor William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin, during the Revolutionary War.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

Definition of confine

Noun

Research shows that practicing mindfulness in quiet outdoor spaces lowers stress and mitigates feelings of loneliness and social isolation.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Some express skepticism on whether James can stay patient with Dončić ball-dominant and isolation-heavy play.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of isolation

Verb

Three of the reports stemmed from consumers swallowing the metal pieces and seeking medical treatment to remove them from their digestive tract or throat, the agency said.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Residents objected to removing trees and other construction activities.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of remove

Verb

This is not Copenhagen, which has wide boulevards where vehicles and bikes can be easily separated.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The film tells the story of the tender yet destructive friendship between two 13-year-old boys who run away when they are threatened with being separated.

— Alissa Simon, Variety, 4 July 2026

Definition of separate

Noun

The fire has consumed 2,969 acres west of Leadville, near Turquoise Lake, with no containment.

— Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 July 2026
The documents, filed under reference numbers EP4742271A1 and EP4742272A1, detail a method for building and repairing vacuum vessels, which are the containment chambers where plasma fusion occurs.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

Definition of containment

Verb

Where heat domes are hitting hardest in 2026 This summer’s extreme heat is not isolated to one region.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
First isolated in the 1940s by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, plutonium has been widely used to build nuclear arsenals by multiple countries.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026

Definition of isolate

Noun

The sale sees the property divided into three lots with two buildable, giving the opportunity to create a treasurable family compound in rural seclusion just a 30-minute drive from the island’s main towns.

— Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Althorp House is Diana’s final resting place, chosen for its privacy and seclusion.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 July 2026

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