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Meanings of
reclusive
in English
Providing privacy or seclusion.
secluded
sequestered
cloistered
Related terms
private
Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude.
withdrawn
recluse
Related terms
unsocial
Synonyms
Examples for "
secluded
"
secluded
sequestered
cloistered
Examples for "
secluded
"
1
It was lifted up high above the town; shut in; utterly
secluded
.
2
Also read: Best South African beach cottages for a
secluded
weekend escape
3
Store the tank in an open yet
secluded
area, away from children.
4
As authorities pressed their investigation, the trio remained
secluded
with family members.
5
Ever since she had
secluded
herself in the deckhouse in great distress.
1
In its phosphorylated form, cytoplasmic YAP is
sequestered
in an inactive state.
2
Here, carbon can be
sequestered
40 times faster than in tropical forests.
3
So wrote 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson from her
sequestered
Amherst home.
4
He
sequestered
himself from his subjects in the recesses of his palace.
5
He found her in a
sequestered
corner of the fresh swabbed quarter-deck.
1
Anies should have been delivered into a
cloistered
nunnery thirty years ago.
2
No longer
cloistered
among freshman, he found it harder to be noticed.
3
Her
cloistered
upbringing has not prepared her very well for this moment.
4
Gower has his lover hear tales from a confessor in
cloistered
quiet.
5
We wander through
cloistered
courts into the main body of the church.
Usage of
reclusive
in English
1
Washington insists that the
reclusive
state first drop its nuclear weapons ambitions.
2
Such visits also serve to provide useful intelligence about the
reclusive
state.
3
The apology is a rare admission of fallibility from the
reclusive
state.
4
The
reclusive
songwriter entertains through the computer audio system developed by introverts.
5
She was a
reclusive
figure whose mature music deals mostly in extremes.
6
Settled for the life of a
reclusive
widow, until she died too.
7
Since then, Pynchon himself seems to have fallen into a
reclusive
void.
8
But until now, the
reclusive
author has been shy about granting interviews.
9
Because that was where the
reclusive
Tepho spent most of his time.
10
He has remained largely
reclusive
,
rarely giving interviews or performing high-profile shows.
11
But all humans require social connections, even those who are more
reclusive
.
12
My friends, who stick with me even when I'm moody and
reclusive
.
13
Most pathologists and medical examiners Maggie knew were quiet, solemn, sometimes
reclusive
.
14
Hell, bring some of Sorcha's
reclusive
faeries if you can find them.
15
The
reclusive
state has also conducted two nuclear weapons tests since January 2016.
16
Neighbours said Mr Baxter became
reclusive
in his former family home.
Other examples for "reclusive"
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About this term
reclusive
Adjective
Frequent collocations
reclusive state
reclusive leader
reclusive life
famously reclusive
more reclusive
More collocations
Reclusive
through the time
Reclusive
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Rare