INSULATE Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

insulate

verb

ˈin(t)-sə-ˌlāt

Definition of insulate

as in to isolate

to set or keep apart from others tried to insulate their children from the often disturbing news in the mass media

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Recent Examples of insulate Fully agentic shopping remains a longer-term prospect, and each company has characteristics that could help insulate its business as the technology develops. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 Former Justice Department officials called the visit unusual, given the historical norm of insulating federal criminal investigations from political officials. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Second, improvements in the daily lives of ordinary people in Gaza should be insulated, if not totally delinked, from the political process. — Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026 During the launch, a chunk of insulating foam broke off of the external tank and hit the bottom of the rocket booster, leaving a huge dent. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for insulate

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One of the other things that Claude noticed was that these array of associated reverse transcriptases seem to be isolated to jumbo phages, which have very large genomes for bacteriophage.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
Adapted from Hsiao Li-hung’s novel, the film follows Thik-hông (Lu), an orphan who marries into a wealthy family, is widowed young and sees her son sent away to Japan, leaving her isolated behind the walls of the family estate.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of isolate

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We are connected across continents in milliseconds, but too often separated by fear, anger, and mistrust.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Initially, Jessie’s overriding goal was simply to win back playtime with Bonnie, especially after becoming separated from her during a dance class.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of separate

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With vote-by-mail ballots already sent out for upcoming elections, the DOJ is seeking to segregate ballots linked to these claims for investigation so they don't get counted.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
McCotter told Weber the state needed to tell local election officials to segregate mail ballots until the citizenship status of their voters could be determined, and not send a ballot to anyone who had not yet received one.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

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