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exclude

/ɪksˈkluːd/verb2 syllables

Exclude means: prevent from being included or considered or accepted.

Synonyms for exclude18

verb, as in prevent from being included or considered or accepted

except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out

verb, as in put out or expel from a place

eject, chuck out, turf out, boot out, turn out

verb, as in prevent from entering; shut out

keep out, shut out, shut

verb, as in prevent from entering; keep out

bar, debar

also used for exclude

forbar, turn away, throw out

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Opposites of exclude

What does exclude mean?5

verb

1

prevent from being included or considered or accepted“The bad results were excluded from the report”

2

put out or expel from a place“The unruly student was excluded from the game”

3

prevent from entering; shut out“The trees were shutting out all sunlight”

4

prevent from entering; keep out“He was barred from membership in the club”

5

lack or fail to include“The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with exclude?31

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Exclude in a sentence

  • All the members of our club, excluding me, are men.CM
  • How many hours does it take to beat this game, excluding side-quests?sabretou
  • They decided to exclude him from their circle.CK
  • Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.unknown
  • It's really sad when people exclude you because of your skin color.DJ_Saidez
  • Who do you want to exclude from the will?Nuel
  • Why are you trying to exclude me from your life?Nuel
  • You can be ambitious and kind; one doesn't exclude the other.Nuel

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of exclude

as a verb

past tense
excluded
present participle
excluding
third-person singular
excludes
past participle
excluded