as in criticized
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.
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Recent Examples of ostracized
Being directed to bowl alone with an unfamiliar adult, rather than with her classmates, likely made Annie feel ostracized.
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
People with Dalit surnames say they have been denied housing, socially ostracized, and even the victims of communal violence.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2025
Shut out of medical care, locked up in prisons, and ostracized by the wider public, users and addicts seemed to have nowhere to turn.
—TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
The league had a difficult time finding artists who wanted to perform at the 2019 Super Bowl due to controversy surrounding the treatment of Colin Kaepernick, who was ostracized from the NFL for kneeling during the National Anthem as a protest against racial injustice.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 9 Feb. 2025
For decades, many regional or world powers ostracized the Assad regime, tried unsuccessfully to change it, or worked with it—or around it—to pursue their own ends.
—Volker Perthes, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025
Feeling isolated and ostracized by a group of people is a tale as old as time.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 24 Jan. 2025
Pete Rose, who died last year ostracized by the Hall and still suspended from MLB for gambling on the game, is the all-time Major League leader with 4,256 hits.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2025
The failure in recent decades to include the marginalized and ostracized in the larger project of democracy undermines those vital institutions.
—Clyde McGrady, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
People with Dalit surnames say they have been denied housing, socially ostracized, and even the victims of communal violence.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2025
Shut out of medical care, locked up in prisons, and ostracized by the wider public, users and addicts seemed to have nowhere to turn.
—TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
The league had a difficult time finding artists who wanted to perform at the 2019 Super Bowl due to controversy surrounding the treatment of Colin Kaepernick, who was ostracized from the NFL for kneeling during the National Anthem as a protest against racial injustice.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 9 Feb. 2025
For decades, many regional or world powers ostracized the Assad regime, tried unsuccessfully to change it, or worked with it—or around it—to pursue their own ends.
—Volker Perthes, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025
Feeling isolated and ostracized by a group of people is a tale as old as time.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 24 Jan. 2025
Pete Rose, who died last year ostracized by the Hall and still suspended from MLB for gambling on the game, is the all-time Major League leader with 4,256 hits.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2025
The failure in recent decades to include the marginalized and ostracized in the larger project of democracy undermines those vital institutions.
—Clyde McGrady, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostracized
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Bo French, the chairman of the Tarrant County, Texas, GOP, criticized Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti, alleging that an emphasis on DEI programs had undermined the military's effectiveness.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Some of Mangione's supporters have left messages of praise for him, while others have criticized the fundraising efforts.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Workers who were motivated by their belief in public service are being attacked on a daily basis.—
Gary Phelan,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2025
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Canada attacked more fervently afterwards .—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Government and school officials denounced the move while community members marched through the streets of Sackets Harbor, a village in Jefferson County on Lake Ontario, over the weekend to the home of White House border czar Tom Homan to call for their release, CNN affiliate WWNY reported.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Twenty-four percent of Republicans denounced the economic move by the president while 73 percent backed it.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ostracized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracized. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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