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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Devdutt Paddikal comes in for Sai Sudharsan, who is ruled out of this series due to a stress fracture injury. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 Here’s the Latest on His Case In January, the federal judge ruled out the possibility of Mangione facing the death penalty. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 14 Aug. 2026 Rourke appeared to throw a touchdown pass on the previous play to Taylor, who was ruled out of bounds. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 Chinese leader Xi Jinping has vowed to bring Taiwan under party’s control, and has not ruled out the use of force to do so. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 For most of the history of solar physics, that has ruled out every telescope on Earth. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum ruled out fracking in a key basin, citing danger to nearby water tables and indigenous communities — a move that highlights her political balancing act as the country strives to wean off US energy. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026 While an isolated afternoon shower can't be ruled out, many neighborhoods will stay dry. — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 30 July 2026 The letter, sent July 28 to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, comes as the president has not ruled out sending federal agents to the polls in November. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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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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For some clubs that were running close to the wire under PSR, the shift will ease regulatory worries, as operating costs are now excluded.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Some farmers have crop damage that is not severe enough to warrant an insurance claim, so those numbers are excluded from our analysis.

— Aaron Smith, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of excluded

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Following the January 2025 midair collision at Reagan National Airport, helicopters were also banned from a four-mile stretch of the neighboring Potomac River when flights were landing.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
In different cases, Cirilli has taken on the NCAA and several universities across the country over transgender women athletes being banned from competing in sports events.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of banned

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Afghanistan is now the only country on earth where girls are barred from education past sixth grade.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
According to the complaint, Spaventa allegedly coached his sales squad, many of whom were not registered while several had been previously suspended or barred by regulatory agency Finra.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of barred

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For many craft distillers, those closures eliminated one of their primary ways of selling their products.

— Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
The 45-year-old in Frisco, Texas, was a senior manager in e-commerce and fulfillment at a large retailer until her job was eliminated in early 2025.

— Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of eliminated

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As a preventive measure, Assemblymember Chris Rogers, D-Ukiah, introduced AB 928, which would have prohibited a person from keeping more than 25 caged or tethered game fowl roosters.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
His two sisters were students before the Taliban prohibited girls from continuing beyond primary school.

— Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of prohibited

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The move prevented the federal district court from making its own interim appointment, who would have been able to serve until a new candidate was presidentially appointed and confirmed by the Senate.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
In this new threat landscape, biological attacks are unlikely to be prevented entirely, given the proliferation of biological capabilities and the fact that some actors cannot be deterred by traditional means.

— Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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