Synonyms of cloistered

Verb


1. cloister, surround, environ, ring, skirt, border

usage: surround with a cloister, as of a garden

2. cloister, surround, environ, ring, skirt, border

usage: surround with a cloister; "cloister the garden"

3. cloister, isolate, insulate

usage: seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office"

Adjective


1. cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastic, monastical, unworldly (vs. worldly)

usage: of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

2. cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered, private (vs. public)

usage: providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot"

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Definition and meaning of cloistered (Dictionary)