Sequestered
[sɪ'kwestəd] or [sɪ'kwɛstɚd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Sequester
(a.) Retired; secluded.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Retired, withdrawn, private, hidden, unfrequented, secluded
ANT:Public, exposed, frequented, unsecluded, unsequestered
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Examples
- In returning to labour in this sequestered spot he had anticipated an escape from the chafing of social necessities; yet behold they were here also. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Away Caroline went, across some very sequestered fields and through some quite hidden lanes, to Fieldhead. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- They loved their sequestered home. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- What crime was this that lived incarnate in this sequestered mansion, and could neither be expelled nor subdued by the owner? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- She knew the sequestered spots where the hens laid their eggs. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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