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exclusion

/ɪksˈkluːʒən/noun3 syllables

Exclusion means: the act of forcing out someone or something.

Synonyms for exclusion7

noun, as in the act of forcing out someone or something

ejection, expulsion, riddance

noun, as in the state of being excommunicated

excommunication, censure

noun, as in a deliberate act of omission

exception, elision

Opposites of exclusion

inclusion

What does exclusion mean?4

noun

1

the act of forcing out someone or something“the ejection of troublemakers by the police”

2

the state of being excommunicated

3

a deliberate act of omission“with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news”

4

the state of being excluded

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with exclusion?11

two syllables

fusion
Show 40 near rhymes
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Exclusion in a sentence

  • Human rights violations, misogyny and exclusion are widespread and systematic.Cangarejo
  • His work occupies his mind to the exclusion of all else.unknown
  • He worships money to exclusion of everything else.unknown
  • The exclusion of mathematics from the field of culture is like intellectual castration.violinmike
  • Some demonstrators ignored the exclusion zone and were arrested.patgfisher
  • The English teacher's negativity fosters an atmosphere of discrimination and exclusion.Amastan
  • Demand the exclusion of the country from the U. N.unknown
  • His exclusion was decided by vote.PDotAlex

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Forms of exclusion

as a noun

plural
exclusions