| Main Entry: | insulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect; close off |
Synonyms: |
coat, cocoon, cushion, cut off, inlay, island, isolate, keep apart, line, seclude, separate, sequester, set apart, shield, tape, treat, wrap |
| Main Entry: | cocoon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect with covering |
Synonyms: |
cushion, encase, envelop, insulate, pad, swaddle, swathe, truss, wrap |
| Main Entry: | cushion |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pad, protect from blow |
Synonyms: |
bolster, buttress, cradle, dampen, deaden, insulate, muffle, pillow, seclude, soften, stifle, support, suppress |
| Main Entry: | cut off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent; interrupt |
Synonyms: |
block, break in, bring to end, catch, close off, disconnect, discontinue, halt, insulate, intercept, intersect, intervene, intrude, isolate, obstruct, renounce, segregate, separate, sequester, suspend |
Antonyms: |
allow, encourage, permit |
| Main Entry: | isolate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut off, set apart |
Synonyms: |
abstract, block off, close off, confine, detach, disconnect, disengage, divide, divorce, insulate, island, keep apart, part, quarantine, remove, seclude, segregate, separate, sequester, sever, sunder |
Antonyms: |
include, incorporate, integrate, join, mingle |
| Main Entry: | protect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take care of; guard from harm |
Synonyms: |
assure, bulwark, care for, champion, chaperon, conserve, cover, cover all bases, cover up, cushion, defend, fend, foster, give refuge, give sanctuary, go to bat for, harbor, hedge, insulate, keep, keep safe, look after, preserve, ride shotgun for, safeguard, save, screen, secure, sentinel, shade, shelter, shield, shotgun, stand guard, stonewall, support, take under wing, watch, watch over |
Antonyms: |
attack, harm, hurt, injure |
| Main Entry: | quarantine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | isolate |
Synonyms: |
block off, close off, confine, cordon, detach, insulate, keep apart, remove, restrict, seal off, seclude, segregate, separate, sequester |
| Main Entry: | segregate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discriminate and separate |
Synonyms: |
choose, close off, cut off, disconnect, dissociate, divide, insulate, island, isolate, quarantine, select, sequester, set apart, sever, single out, split up |
Antonyms: |
combine, desegregate, gather, join, unite |
| Main Entry: | separate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | isolate, segregate |
Synonyms: |
assign, break up, classify, close off, comb, compartment, compartmentalize, cut off, discriminate, distribute, draw apart, group, insulate, interval, intervene, island, order, put on one side, rope off, seclude, sequester, sift, single out, sort, space, split up, stand between, winnow |
Antonyms: |
desegregate, join, unite |
| Main Entry: | sequester |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | isolate, seclude |
Synonyms: |
cloister, close off, cut off, draw back, enisle, hide, insulate, island, secrete, segregate, separate, set apart, set off, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
bring out, make public, reveal, uncover |