Synonyms for

Excluded

Verb / ɪˈksklu:dʌd / / ɪˈksklu:dɪd / Another word for excluded — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

To not include or to prevent someone or something from being included.

Synonyms & similar words

debar leaveoff eject exclude shut leaveout shutout chuckout turfout turnout takeout admit keepout bar except bootout omit include banished barred banned blackballed dismissed eliminated evicted expelled omitted prohibited rejected removed restricted suspended vetoed withheld debarred disallowed blocked

Synonyms by register

Formal

omitted disallowed prohibited barred

Informal

left out shut out ditched cut off

Literary

banished ostracized exiled

Antonyms

included accepted welcomed admitted incorporated allowed embraced

Common collocations

  • excluded from
  • excluded by
  • automatically excluded
  • unfairly excluded
  • explicitly excluded
  • socially excluded
  • financially excluded

Word family

noun exclusion
verb exclude
adjective exclusive
adverb exclusively

Usage note

The word 'excluded' implies being kept out or prevented from entering or participating. It is often used in contexts of social, economic, or political marginalization.

Example sentences

  1. The teacher excluded the student from the game.
  2. The store excluded the sale items from the coupon discount.
  3. The party excluded anyone who was not wearing a costume.
  4. The company excluded the competitor from the bidding process.
  5. The hotel excluded pets from their guest rooms.

Quotes

  • When we are not excluded, we have trouble making sense of the world; when we are excluded, it's even harder.
  • The excluded gain power precisely by being excluded.
  • The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. - Henry Ward Beecher

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