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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

We compartmentalize this grief and outrage into the corners of our private lives.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2025

Have you figured out how to compartmentalize what you do with System of a Down and Scars on Broadway?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

Marianne can only compartmentalize so much when there are dread-filled visuals that accompany the information she’s relaying.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

Did some try to block it all out, compartmentalize, imagine that it was only one more day?

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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