EXCLUSION Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

exclusion

noun

Definition of exclusion

as in banishment

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Recent Examples of exclusion These belated acts of institutional integration are part of a necessary and long overdue revision of West German art history’s mechanisms of exclusion. — Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Beijing has long sought Taipei’s exclusion from international summits through diplomatic pressure. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 The attack compounds his sense of exclusion, his already guilty conscience. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Otherwise, after decades of exclusion, Syria could return to the regional map merely as a fragile conduit for others’ commercial exploits. — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exclusion

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Enes Kanter Freedom filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Sky after his banishment from Wintrust Arena.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Any transgression of new standards of speech and behavior could put someone at risk of social banishment, in the truly despotic shape of cancellation.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 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

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