siloed

adjective

si·​loed ˈsī-(ˌ)lōd 

: kept in isolation in a way that hinders communication and cooperation : separated or isolated in a silo (see silo entry 1 sense 3)

The top team at Mars [Inc.] was siloed and replete with unspoken agendas. Members did not see the benefit of working as a team; they were only concerned with the success of their own region.

—Howard M. Guttman

Occupy Wall Street brought previously siloed issues under a big tent and sowed the seeds of revolutionary change that have yet to bear fruit.

—Nick Espinosa

Examples of siloed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike siloed tools, this creates a continuous conversation history across channels, enabling faster responses, more issue clarity and faster response times. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025

Yet, surprisingly, many organizations are still stuck on a hamster wheel of manual processes, siloed information, and on-premise software. —Bil Khan, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025

Yet many retailers face challenges with fragmented, siloed, or inaccurate data. —Julie Petit, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025

After the bonding experience of the arrival blessing ceremony, the business of filming was more siloed, with most scenes taking place within the separate traveling parties at the hotel. —Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2000, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for siloed

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad