COUNTED (OUT) Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

counted (out)

verb

past tense of count (out)

as in excluded

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of I don't feel well, so count me out for the party tonight

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For some clubs that were running close to the wire under PSR, the shift will ease regulatory worries, as operating costs are now excluded.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Some farmers have crop damage that is not severe enough to warrant an insurance claim, so those numbers are excluded from our analysis.

— Aaron Smith, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of excluded

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Following the January 2025 midair collision at Reagan National Airport, helicopters were also banned from a four-mile stretch of the neighboring Potomac River when flights were landing.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
In different cases, Cirilli has taken on the NCAA and several universities across the country over transgender women athletes being banned from competing in sports events.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of banned

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For many craft distillers, those closures eliminated one of their primary ways of selling their products.

— Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
The 45-year-old in Frisco, Texas, was a senior manager in e-commerce and fulfillment at a large retailer until her job was eliminated in early 2025.

— Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of eliminated

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Afghanistan is now the only country on earth where girls are barred from education past sixth grade.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
According to the complaint, Spaventa allegedly coached his sales squad, many of whom were not registered while several had been previously suspended or barred by regulatory agency Finra.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of barred

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As a preventive measure, Assemblymember Chris Rogers, D-Ukiah, introduced AB 928, which would have prohibited a person from keeping more than 25 caged or tethered game fowl roosters.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
His two sisters were students before the Taliban prohibited girls from continuing beyond primary school.

— Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of prohibited

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The move prevented the federal district court from making its own interim appointment, who would have been able to serve until a new candidate was presidentially appointed and confirmed by the Senate.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
In this new threat landscape, biological attacks are unlikely to be prevented entirely, given the proliferation of biological capabilities and the fact that some actors cannot be deterred by traditional means.

— Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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