Synonyms of ostracize

ostracize

verb

as in to criticize

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticize
• denounce
• attack
• condemn
• excommunicate
• blame
• hate
• disparage
• decry
• belittle
• fault
• censure
• blacklist
• deprecate
• scold
• diss
• anathematize
• knock
• convict
• chastise
• sentence
• pan
• reprehend
• damn
• execrate
• chide
• berate
• admonish
• doom
• dispraise
• slam
• castigate
• reprobate
• rebuke
• dis
• revile
• upbraid
• reprimand
• reproach
• blast
• reprove
• lambast
• detest
• rake
• loathe
• abhor
• vituperate
• curse
• lambaste
• imprecate
• abominate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• endorse
• sanction
• indorse
• exalt
• applaud
• commend
• glorify
• praise
• laud
• extol
• salute
• honor
• sanctify
• hail
• consecrate
• eulogize
• tout
• revere
• acclaim
• bless
• extoll
• venerate
• hallow

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