Synonyms for ostracism
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Shunning — temporary exclusion from a community or society
shunning, silent treatment, ostracization, ostracisation UK, blackballing, petalism
2. Banishment
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Temporary exclusion from a community or society.
- n. 2
In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state.
Related words
- Word family
- ostracize
Forms
- Plural
- ostracisms → shunnings, ostracizations, blackballings, petalisms…
Example sentences
- shunning Tom's parents are shunning him.
- expulsion His expulsion from university was occasioned by his academic misconduct.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ostracism | rising | |
| shunning | rising | |
| ostracization | rising | |
| blackballing | steady | |
| expulsion | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- exile2
- 8 letters
- shunning2, petalism
- 9 letters
- exclusion3, expulsion3, blackball2
- 10 letters
- banishment3
- 12 letters
- blackballing
- 13 letters
- ostracization, ostracisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exile2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ostracisme
- Italiano
- ostracismo
- Español
- ostracismo