Synonyms of freeze out

freeze out

verb

as in to exclude

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of

a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exclude
• ban
• eliminate
• shut out
• bar
• prevent
• rule out
• prohibit
• close out
• count (out)
• close one's doors to
• except
• debar
• suspend
• expel
• banish
• exile
• preclude
• excommunicate
• check off
• hinder
• obviate
• ostracize
• ward (off)
• impede
• block
• deter
• throw out
• stave off
• weed (out)
• blacklist
• comb (out)
• cease
• deport
• blackball
• obstruct
• halt
• oust
• discontinue
• disregard

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• include
• admit
• receive
• take in
• accept
• welcome
• entertain
• embrace
• unban

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of freeze out

Years of soaring home prices, especially in the early part of this decade when rock-bottom mortgage rates fueled a buying frenzy, have left many would-be home buyers frozen out of the market. — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Years of soaring home prices, especially in the early part of this decade when rock-bottom mortgage rates fueled a buying frenzy, have left many would-be homebuyers frozen out of the market. — Alex Veiga, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro launch in September strategically freezes out competing Android smartphones. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

At 61/2, she was immediately branded a lesbian and frozen out. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026