Synonyms of ostracized

ostracized

verb

past tense of ostracize

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.

Related Words

• criticized
• attacked
• denounced
• excommunicated
• condemned
• blamed
• hated
• blacklisted
• disparaged
• belittled
• censured
• decried
• anathematized
• faulted
• execrated
• panned
• damned
• scolded
• sentenced
• convicted
• doomed
• knocked
• reprobated
• deprecated
• slammed
• chastised
• reprehended
• reprimanded
• berated
• rebuked
• dissed
• dispraised
• blasted
• admonished
• reviled
• castigated
• upbraided
• abhorred
• reproached
• detested
• loathed
• cursed
• reproved
• raked
• lambasted
• vituperated
• chid
• abominated
• imprecated

Dissimilar Words

• approved
• sanctioned
• endorsed
• praised
• exalted
• applauded
• lauded
• commended
• hailed
• extolled
• acclaimed
• saluted
• glorified
• honored
• sanctified
• revered
• consecrated
• touted
• eulogized
• blessed
• venerated
• hallowed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ostracized

In this storybook little village she is ostracized, acknowledged negatively by the town’s men for her fishy smell, insulted regularly when not being totally ignored. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Jason is attending Crystal Lake, where he’s ostracized by his fellow campers on account of his facial deformities. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

For generations, the series showed, white men had dominated the department, while Black and women firefighters had been ostracized and put in danger, shut out of the most desirable fire stations and passed over for promotions. — Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

While she was never found guilty of a crime, she was ostracized from society more than ever before. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

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