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compartmentalized

compartmentalized

1 7.0
Organized so different parts do not share information
  • adjective
  • /kəmˈpɑːrtˌmɛntəlaɪzd/
translation icon : compartimentalizado
  • In a compartmentalized education system, subjects are taught separately without integration.
  • very compartmentalized

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Examples

  • After fifteen years' effort, "American Studies" are still conducted almost exclusively in a traditional, compartmentalized way with little concern for American culture.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The human mind, like the human being, is not compartmentalized into humanities, Arts and Sciences, or other specialties.

  • Many academic disciplines generate knowledge and techniques for solving issues and problems confronted by complex, highly specialized, and compartmentalized contemporary nation-states and communities.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Curriculum is organized into unrelated, compartmentalized, and trivialized courses that often have no connection to students' lives (Lightfoot 1983).

    Academic text (1991)
  • The company's departments are highly compartmentalized, which makes collaboration difficult.

  • His thinking is often compartmentalized, making it hard for him to connect personal and professional life.

Synonyms

sectional
vscompartmentalized
2 4.4

Having separate parts that join together or work by themselves

stresses modular arrangement rather than limited interaction between parts
compartmented
vscompartmentalized
1 5.5

Divided into smaller sections like boxes or rooms

focuses on physical separation more than on limiting interaction between parts
atomistic
vscompartmentalized
1 9.1

Viewing a group or system as separate, independent parts rather than a whole

focuses on physical division not on the theoretical view of independence
chambered
vscompartmentalized
1 5.1

Divided into separate small rooms or spaces

emphasizes internal separated hollows rather than limited interaction
compartmental
vscompartmentalized
7.4

Organized into separate parts with little connection

is the same meaning but often used as the process form
sectioned
vscompartmentalized
3.9

Divided into parts to keep things separate, for example a plate with compartments

focuses on division but not on reducing interaction or integration
segmentary
vscompartmentalized
7.9

A system with separate parts that work on their own

highlights division into parts but not necessarily lack of integration
multilocular
vscompartmentalized
  • Specialized
9.1

Having many small chambers inside, like a cyst or tomato

focuses on numerous small internal divisions not on social or functional isolation
multiloculated
vscompartmentalized
  • Specialized
9.9

Divided into many small separate chambers, often in a lump or cyst

is the general idea of being divided not limited to medical examples
nonintegrated
vscompartmentalized
7.2

Not joined together as one group or system

highlights separation with a focus on reduced interaction and integration
to siloed
vscompartmentalized
  • Jargon
7.9

To keep groups or information separate so they do not share knowledge

is similar but is broader applying to physical division not only lack of sharing
categorized
vscompartmentalized
  • US
3.6

Placed into groups with the same features

is about dividing into labelled groups rather than blocking interaction
polychotomous
vscompartmentalized
  • Specialized
9.9

Divided into more than two groups

specifies multiple splits rather than general separation or limited interaction
partitional
vscompartmentalized
8.4

Relates to dividing something into parts

describes the division action rather than the reduced interaction between parts
partite
vscompartmentalized
  • Specialized
8.8

Divided into separate parts or sections

indicates formal or technical division rather than social separation or isolation
separated
vscompartmentalized
1.0

Not together with other people, kept apart from them

means being apart physically or conceptually not necessarily reducing interaction

Antonyms

127 4.1

Different parts join to make one whole

2 3.8

Having different parts that work together as one

How Separate

isolated
56 3.8
compartmentalized
1 7.0
partition
20 4.3
divided
  • US
3.0
integrated
2 3.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

compartmentalized = compartmentalize (transparent) = compartment + al + ize + ed

The relation between 'compartment' and 'compartmentalize' (and thus 'compartmentalized') follows regular derivation: to make into compartments.

Etymology

Compartmentalized comes from compartment, which is built on the simple word part meaning 'piece' or 'part'. So to compartmentalize something is to put it into separate 'parts' or boxes so they do not mix.