RULED OUT Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in shut out

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verb

past tense of rule out

as in excluded

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of another loss would rule them out of the tournament

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Just five minutes later, Palace are able to break through, as Daichi Kamada scores a goal ruled out for a marginal offside. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The three-time Pro Bowler was initially listed as questionable to return before eventually being ruled out. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 More rain to come Thursday afternoon and evening Forecasters expect additional waves of storms, and a few stronger storms cannot be ruled out. — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2026 Carr has been investigating diversity practices at Comcast since February 2025 and not ruled out subjecting its NBC licenses to an early review. — Reuters, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026 Safety Alohi Gilman was ruled out shortly before kickoff, and Nwankpa was told to get ready to start. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 Lyle is the fourth Hurricanes player to be ruled out for Friday’s game against Stanford. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

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Adjective

Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.

— Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.

— Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026

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Yet only a few people have actually seen it, with smaller and open-source AI companies generally getting excluded from the administration’s conversations.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
The community received disproportionate federal grants to rebuild, as many were excluded from city and state grant programs due to Chinatown being located outside of the scope to receive that funding, the report said.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of excluded

Verb

California and Massachusetts have banned — via ballot measures — any pork sold in their states coming from farms that use these crates.

— Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026
The proposal would have generally banned e-bikes and other e-conveyances from playgrounds, parks and school grounds unless signs specifically allowed them.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of banned

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Trump is constitutionally barred from running for a third presidential term.

— Josh Boak, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
The officers were all required to sign a confidentiality agreement that barred them from discussing candidates’ personal information with anyone outside the office.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of barred

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Meta supposedly favors Chinese resellers, because, without them, Meta would be shut out from billions in profits from the lucrative Chinese ad market, since its platforms are banned there.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Sofia has strong feelings about the ultra-rich looking out for themselves as the world teeters toward disaster, shutting out everyone else.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of shut out

Verb

As The Athletic detailed here, the Clippers’ chance at taking the arbitration route was eliminated by the National Basketball Players Association’s choice to agree with the NBA on the ruling.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Bring up the unnecessary and wasteful government programs that should be eliminated.

— Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of eliminated

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Six Flags said food and other loose items are prohibited on rides because these items can create safety hazards.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
The University of Chicago’s social-science faculty have prohibited most technology and banned the use of AI tools from their core classes.

— Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of prohibited

Verb

The Louisiana ruling prevented the NCAA, SEC and LSU from taking action that would adversely affect the athletes.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Living under a rock would hardly have prevented you from hearing the ubiquitous monster hit — and replaying it in your head ad nauseam.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

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