Synonyms of ostracize

ostracize

verb

as in to criticize

to not allow (someone) to be included in a group; to exclude (someone) from a group

She was ostracized by the scientific community for many years because of her radical political beliefs.

The other girls ostracized her because of the way she dressed.

Related Words

• criticize
• denounce
• attack
• excommunicate
• condemn
• blame
• hate
• disparage
• decry
• fault
• belittle
• censure
• blacklist
• deprecate
• scold
• anathematize
• knock
• convict
• sentence
• chastise
• pan
• reprehend
• damn
• execrate
• chide
• berate
• admonish
• dispraise
• doom
• slam
• castigate
• reprobate
• rebuke
• dis
• revile
• upbraid
• reprimand
• reproach
• blast
• reprove
• detest
• rake
• loathe
• abhor
• vituperate
• curse
• lambaste
• imprecate
• abominate

Dissimilar Words

• approve
• endorse
• sanction
• exalt
• applaud
• commend
• glorify
• praise
• extol
• salute
• honor
• sanctify
• hail
• consecrate
• laud
• tout
• eulogize
• revere
• bless
• acclaim
• venerate
• hallow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ostracize

Some felt ostracized by family and peers who considered sustainable farming and environmentalism itself to be anti-farmer and anti-rural. — Sydney Giacalone, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026

After opening up about his gender identity and sexuality to another youth at a group home in rural Oregon, Rin quickly regretted it, feeling ostracized from the other youth by his caregivers and misunderstood. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Interracial families were ostracized, and mixed-race children were excluded from the Baptist mission schools. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 4 Sep. 2026

Despite the verdict Lizzie was ostracized by the people of Fall River. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

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