OSTRACIZING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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.

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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

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The group issued a point-by-point analysis of the memorandum, criticizing it for potentially freeing up tens of billions of dollars for Iran without putting sufficient safeguards to ensure the country won’t use the money to fund operations against the United States.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 19 June 2026
The week, however, was not without controversy for the South Korean team, as the squad barred press from their home country after audio of media criticizing the mandatory military service exemption granted to Son was leaked.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026