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View usage for: (klɔɪstəʳd) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you have a cloistered way of life, you live quietly and are not involved in the normal busy life of the world around you. ...the cloistered world of royalty. Synonyms: sheltered, protected, restricted, shielded More Synonyms of cloistered cloistered in British English (ˈklɔɪstəd) adjective1. secluded or shut up from the world 2. living in a monastery or nunnery 3. (of a building, courtyard, etc) having or provided with a cloister Examples of 'cloistered' in a sentencecloistered Decisions must have been painful to a man who had been cloistered in a college all his adult life until the Lord called him to high office.Was she too cloistered in that museum of a mill, living alone with her mother among all their memories and memorabilia? Word lists withcloistered terms used in architectureDefinition sheltered or protected the cloistered world of royalty Synonyms protected restricted shielded confined insulated shut off sequestered hermitic cloistral Opposites public , social , outgoing , gregarious , sociable , extrovert Additional synonymsShe had become increasingly ill and reclusive. Synonyms solitary, retiring, withdrawn, isolated, secluded, cloistered, monastic, recluse, ascetic, sequestered, hermit-like, hermitic, eremitic Definition private and sheltered We found a secluded beach further on. Synonyms private, sheltered, isolated, remote, lonely, cut off, solitary, out-of-the-way, tucked away, cloistered, sequestered, off the beaten track, unfrequentedSynonyms secluded, private, retired, quiet, remote, isolated, lonely, out-of-the-way, cloistered, unfrequentedNearby words ofcloistered - clod
- clodhopper
- clog
- cloistered
- close
- close shave
- closed
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