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Definitions

shut off

ADJECTIVE

cloistered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reclusive sheltered

STRONG

confined hidden insulated restricted sequestered shielded withdrawn

WEAK

cloistral hermitic recluse secluse seclusive

Antonyms

STRONG

seen

WEAK

free open unsecluded

ADJECTIVE

quarantined

Synonyms

STRONG

confined detained restrained secluded

WEAK

cordoned off sealed off shut up under quarantine

ADJECTIVE

screened

Synonyms

STRONG

abandoned blockaded cloistered close closet deserted hidden isolate quarantined quiet removed reserved retired segregated sequestered shy withdrawn

WEAK

alone aloof confidential covert cut off hermetic incommunicado insular lonely lonesome off the beaten track out-of-the-way personal private reclusive remote secluse seclusive secret singular solitary tucked away unapproachable unfrequented uninhabited unsociable

Antonyms

STRONG

extroverted friendly open outgoing seen sociable unreserved

ADJECTIVE

secluded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloistered deserted hidden lonely quiet remote uninhabited

STRONG

abandoned blockaded close closet isolate quarantined removed reserved retired screened segregated sequestered shy withdrawn

WEAK

alone aloof confidential covert cut off hermetic incommunicado insular lonesome off the beaten track out-of-the-way personal private reclusive secluse seclusive secret singular solitary tucked away unapproachable unfrequented unsociable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inhabited open populated

STRONG

extroverted friendly outgoing sociable unreserved

WEAK

joining mingling public socializing

Example Sentences

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The film is a distinctly modern rumination on the desire to shut off and watch the world go by, without forming an opinion on the horrors.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

In Communion, Doyle has combined those events with a fictional version of the industrial action which occurred after Tata's announcement that it planned to shut off the blast furnaces.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

And in Death Valley, water was shut off at two campgrounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

“There was one point during Christmas, they shut off the lights to my house because I didn’t pay the bill,” he shares in the documentary.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Adrenaline was pumping through him so fast, he was afraid that people could hear his heart beating through the heavy curtains that shut off their bedroom from the hall.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

shut off

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