Synonyms for exclusion
Most common
expulsion elimination ostracism ejection exception omission censure prohibition
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Expulsion
3. Censure
4. Prohibition
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part.
- n. 2
An item not covered by an insurance policy.
Related words
- Word family
- exclusionism exclusionist
- Phrases
- exclusion unit
Forms
- Plural
- exclusions → expulsions, eliminations, ostracisms, ejections…
Example sentences
- elimination Edmundo ordered the immediate elimination of Rima.
- expulsion His expulsion from university was occasioned by his academic misconduct.
- ostracism Cancel culture is a modern form of ostracism.
- exception Whenever they meet they argue – without exception.
- omission That omission says a lot about his priorities.
- censure I proposed a vote of censure on the government.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| exclusion | rising | |
| elimination | falling | |
| expulsion | steady | |
| ostracism | rising | |
| exception | steady | |
| omission | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- censure2, elision
- 8 letters
- omission3, ejection3, riddance2
- 9 letters
- exception3, rejection3, expulsion3, ostracism4
- 10 letters
- preclusion3
- 11 letters
- elimination5, prohibition4
- 12 letters
- proscription3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (censure2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- exclusion
- Italiano
- esclusione
- Español
- exclusión