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isolative

isolative

8.4
Causing people to feel alone or cut off from others
  • adjective
  • /ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪv/
translation icon : aislante
  • Some people find remote work to be an isolative experience if they lack social interaction.

Examples

  • The isolative policies of the country led to economic decline.

  • Many people find the isolative environment of the cabin peaceful.

  • The isolative policies made it difficult for new employees to feel welcome.

  • The isolative effect of the new rules was noticed by everyone in the community.

  • Some people find remote work to be an isolative experience if they lack social interaction.

  • The isolative effect of the new rules was noticed by everyone in the community.

  • The isolative policies made it difficult for new employees to feel welcome.

Synonyms

alienating
vsisolative
7.3

Causing someone to feel alone and not part of a group

tends to lead to actual social isolation or separation from others

Antonyms

integrative
7 6.9

Helping bring different parts together into one whole

connected
2.5

Joined physically, like rooms that touch, or linked by a shared feeling

How Isolating

isolative
8.4
aloof
34 6.3
detached
27 5.5
inclusive
88 4.1

Surface Forms

isolative positive

Morphology

isolative = isolate (transparent) = isolate + ive

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ive' to 'isolate', yielding 'tending to cause or result in isolation', which follows normal derivational patterns.

Etymology

Isolative comes from isolate, from the Latin insula meaning 'island'. A helpful image is an island standing apart, so an isolative policy or place makes people feel 'alone' or separated from others.