EXCLUSION Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

exclusion

noun

Definition of exclusion

as in banishment

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Recent Examples of exclusion But their exclusion doesn’t matter to the people who claim to fight for fair access to youth sports. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Moscow is likely to insist on, among other things, Ukraine’s exclusion from NATO, limits on external military presence and support, and sanctions relief. — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 The harassment from teammates began after that, per the lawsuit, and included exclusion from team meetings, refusal to acknowledge her presence, laughing at her and threatening her only friend not to hang out with her. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Roughly 1 in 3 homeowners — nearly 29 million households — have built up more equity than the federal capital gains tax exclusion for single filers, $250,000, according to a 2025 analysis by the National Association of Realtors. — Annie Nova,sarah Agostino,kelli Grant, Cfp®, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exclusion

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Noun

The self-banishment of UEFA sides would raise the prospect of greater diversity, with Europe having won six of the past eight tournaments and accounting for most of the teams in the competition’s latter stages.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Violations give the commissioner broad authority to impose severe penalties, ranging from fines and suspensions to permanent banishment in order to protect the integrity of the league.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of banishment

Noun

Indeed, any ambitious scientist had to be in the good graces of these Big Players or risk financial ostracism and effective banishment from the halls of Big Science.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Expect the backlash, posing risks of fandom ostracism for any significant animator seemingly endorsing AI, to play out at late June’s Annecy Festival.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 1 June 2026

Definition of ostracism

Noun

That Penn State failed to use the long runway given with Franklin’s October dismissal didn’t help things.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Iraola’s dismissal came as a surprise to a number of his players, although Catala, who later managed Larnaca, explains that there is a volatility to decision-making in Cyprus if form deteriorates.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

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