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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confined hidden insulated restricted sequestered shielded withdrawn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cloistered close closet deserted hidden isolate quarantined quiet removed reserved retired segregated sequestered shy withdrawn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abandoned blockaded close closet isolate quarantined removed reserved retired screened segregated sequestered shy withdrawn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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An extended shut-off of jet fuel and diesel from the Middle East into the global market could pit the fuel-poor U.S. coasts against Europe and Asia for supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

America’s workplaces have been getting safer for more than a century now—cleaner, fewer fire risks, auto shut-off switches on tools, and even eye goggles and steel-toed boots.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

Utility crews struggle to fix broken pipes while water flows through shut-off valves that don’t work.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

Noting that communication in the shut-off regime is always difficult, activists at the Transitional Justice Working Group said they had not been able to establish contact with any of the returned detainees.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

“We have to turn the shut-off valve, take the pipe apart, put on a new connector, and stick it back together again.”

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau