Isolated
Isolated adjective - Screened or sequestered from view.
Protective and isolated are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Protective" instead an adjective "Isolated".
Protective
Protective adjective - Intended to resist or prevent attack or aggression.
Isolated and protective are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Isolated" instead an adjective "Protective".
Both words in one sentence
- As a result, he chooses to live in an isolated, protective environment to keep people safe from him, verbally warns his few visitors that he is dangerous and unpredictable, and otherwise does his best to protect them.
Source: The Fettered -
His father died in the war, his mother is over-protective, he was tortured by sadistic teachers...no wonder that, when his marriage collapsed, he isolated himself from the rest of the world and became a fascist dictator in his own imaginary world...
Source: Dark and Troubled Past
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