Synonyms of segregate

segregate

verb

ˈse-gri-ˌgāt 

as in to separate

to set or keep apart from others

the sick cows were segregated from the remainder of the herd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• separate
• isolate
• remove
• insulate
• restrain
• cut off
• confine
• seclude
• keep
• restrict
• quarantine
• sequester
• detach
• incarcerate
• hold
• jail
• disengage
• lock (up)
• detain
• abstract
• immure
• intern

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• integrate
• connect
• join
• unite
• desegregate
• assimilate
• associate
• reintegrate
• link
• liberate
• discharge
• release
• free
• loose

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of segregate

The decision marked a victory for outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden's administration, which had argued that senior military leaders had long recognized that a scarcity of minority officers could create distrust within the armed forces, which were racially segregated until 1948. —Nate Raymond, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024

If segregating people by race and browbeating them about the evil ways of their race is not racial harassment, then what is? Conservatives are pushing back against anti-white race discrimination. —Thomas F. Powers, National Review, 1 Dec. 2024

But while Black women were admitted to the military, they were segregated from white women and given very little to do. —Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024

Virginia Key Beach Park In the 1940s, beaches, along with many other places, were segregated in the South. —Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024