What is another word for quarantine?

Pronunciation: [kwˈɒɹantˌiːn] (IPA)

Quarantine is a word that we've heard a lot since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. It refers to the action of isolating someone, or a group of people, who have been exposed to or infected with a contagious disease. However, there are various synonyms that can be used in place of quarantine, such as confinement, seclusion, isolation, detention, imprisonment, or lockdown. These words carry slightly different connotations that depend on the context of their use. Nonetheless, they all convey a sense of separation or restriction from the general public for the purpose of preventing further spread of a disease or avoiding contamination.

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Usage examples for Quarantine

We arrived at quarantine soon after seven.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
I don't know whether he knows what he's talkin' about or not, but they live in our county and it's our duty to investigate it and if necessary put a quarantine on 'em.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey
The regulations governing the movement of cattle from below the quarantine line are made yearly by the Secretary of Agriculture, and they define the boundary of infected districts.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler

Famous quotes with Quarantine

  • Like all walls it was ambiguous, two-faced. What was inside it and what was outside it depended upon which side of it you were on. Looked at from one side, the wall enclosed a barren sixty-acre field called the Port of Anarres. [...] It was in fact a quarantine. The wall shut in not only the landing field but also the ships that came down out of space, and the men that came on the ships, and the worlds they came from, and the rest of the universe. It enclosed the universe, leaving Anarres outside, free. Looked at from the other side, the wall enclosed Anarres: the whole planet was inside it, a great prison camp, cut off from other worlds and other men, in quarantine.
    Ursula K. Le Guin

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