Secluded: meaning, example and synonyms
Secludedadj. Sheltered and isolated from others; private and hidden away.
Example
The botanist's secluded research station, accessible only by a narrow trail, allowed her to observe the orchids without disturbance from tourists.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Synonyms
- isolated, remote, sheltered, cloistered
- Antonyms
- public, accessible, exposed, crowded
- Memory tip
- Secluded = shut off (clud = close) from everyone.
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Check yourself: Secluded in context
The composer's farmhouse was so ______, reachable only by a rutted track through the forest, that his mail arrived just once a month.
Answer: secluded. A house reachable only by a forest track, far from others, is isolated: secluded. Facetious (flippantly joking), salutary (beneficial) and interchangeable (able to be swapped) don't fit.
Nesting seabirds favor ______ cliffs far from predators and human disturbance, where their eggs can incubate undisturbed.
Answer: secluded. Cliffs far from predators and people are isolated: secluded. Facetious (flippantly joking), interchangeable (able to be swapped) and delusive (misleading) don't fit.