OSTRACISMS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

ostracisms

noun

plural of ostracism

as in exclusions

treatment that is deliberately exclusionary Teenagers may act against their better judgement to avoid social ostracism.

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as in exiles

the forced removal from a homeland His family celebrated his safe return after nearly a decade of political ostracism.

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Noun

In addition to these categorical exclusions, there is an annual exclusion amount which is currently $19,000 for calendar years 2025 and 2026 (inflation-adjusted thereafter).

— Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Of those requests, the agency granted 170,084 exclusions and denied 59,134, with 44,325 exclusion requests rejected or withdrawn during the process.

— Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2025

Definition of exclusions

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In hard years, Noe Terrebonne, the great-great-grandson of Acadian exiles, would do a bit of smuggling for Li Shan, the Chinese proprietor of a shrimp-drying platform on Bayou Andre, in the marsh north-west of Cheniere Disparue.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
In the 1930s and 1940s, postrevolutionary Mexico emerged as both an incubator of modern art and haven for European refugees, political exiles and other expats.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of exiles

Noun

Officials were still working to confirm the number of displacements and said they would be assisted with housing by the American Red Cross, according to Partridge.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
As the cost of quantifying and automating information falls toward zero, such wins and displacements will multiply faster and farther than most institutions can adapt.

— Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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