Synonyms of shuts out

shuts out

verb

present tense third-person singular of shut out

as in excludes

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of

local residents feel that they have been shut out of the debate for expanding the airport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excludes
• bans
• eliminates
• bars
• counts (out)
• prevents
• freezes out
• prohibits
• rules out
• closes out
• closes one's doors to
• debars
• excepts
• expels
• suspends
• banishes
• precludes
• checks off
• exiles
• throws out
• excommunicates
• ostracizes
• blocks
• obviates
• hinders
• wards (off)
• impedes
• combs (out)
• deports
• weeds (out)
• ceases
• deters
• blackballs
• staves off
• blacklists
• obstructs
• ousts
• halts
• disregards
• discontinues

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• includes
• admits
• receives
• takes in
• accepts
• welcomes
• embraces
• entertains
• unbans

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shuts out

The birthplace criterion also shuts out key figures of the Harlem Renaissance — including Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and Louis Armstrong — who were born in the American South and moved to New York as part of the Great Migration. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 June 2026

Northgate edges Case Grande in baseball semifinal, shuts out Salesian to advance to softball final. — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

Litigation brought by five Maryland independents is also challenging the constitutionality of a primary system that shuts out the very voters who fund it. — Terry Lierman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026

Its dual processors and eight microphones power noise cancelation that shuts out nearly everything, while the 30mm drivers deliver balanced, detailed sound. — PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025