Synonyms of ostracizing

ostracizing

verb

present participle of ostracize

as in criticizing

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

• criticizing
• attacking
• denouncing
• blaming
• excommunicating
• condemning
• hating
• blacklisting
• belittling
• decrying
• disparaging
• faulting
• censuring
• knocking
• panning
• scolding
• anathematizing
• deprecating
• sentencing
• damning
• slamming
• dooming
• convicting
• execrating
• chastising
• reprobating
• chiding
• reprehending
• blasting
• berating
• dispraising
• reprimanding
• rebuking
• admonishing
• upbraiding
• dissing
• castigating
• reproaching
• raking
• reproving
• detesting
• abhorring
• reviling
• cursing
• loathing
• lambasting
• vituperating
• abominating
• imprecating

Dissimilar Words

• approving
• endorsing
• sanctioning
• praising
• exalting
• applauding
• commending
• extolling
• glorifying
• lauding
• saluting
• hailing
• honoring
• sanctifying
• eulogizing
• consecrating
• touting
• acclaiming
• blessing
• revering
• hallowing
• venerating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ostracizing

The Vanity Fair article was published shortly after, further ostracizing Adams from her former friends and causing the remaining Eternal Values members to become even more insular. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2026

While going on a spiel about the pitfalls of ostracizing family members for voting MAGA, the TV personality pivoted to his personal experience. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025

By focusing so much on the Jewish people and the Jewish state, these provocateurs have a much broader goal in mind than merely ostracizing America's small Jewish minority. — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025