Choose the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Isolation

association

The most appropriate antonym of the word isolation is association.

• Isolation means the state of being alone or separated from others.
• Association means the state of being connected or linked with others.

The other words do not have the same meaning as isolation and are therefore not antonyms.

• Seclusion means the state of being secluded or withdrawn from society.
• Segregation means the separation of a group of people from the rest of society.
• Deportation means the forced removal of a person from a country.