compartmentalize

[kuhm-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, kom-pahrt-] / kəm pɑrtˈmɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌkɒm pɑrt- /

VERB

separate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break up cut off insulate

STRONG

assign classify comb compartment discriminate distribute group interval intervene island order seclude sequester sift sort space winnow

WEAK

close off draw apart put on one side rope off single out split up stand between

Antonyms

STRONG

disorder disorganize keep mix up

WEAK

combine desegregate join marry mix unite

Example Sentences

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“Suffs” sometimes feels like a history lesson neatly compartmentalized into Important Episodes.

From Los Angeles Times

“My Spanish house was amazing but very compartmentalized,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

So I stopped trying to be my whole self everywhere, and gave myself permission to prioritize and compartmentalize.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then, when she’s forced to look at it, she’s unable to because of how hard she’s worked to compartmentalize.

From Salon

“There were so many doors,” he said of the compartmentalized floor plan.

From Los Angeles Times