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Exclusion

The act of excluding, or of shutting out, whether by thrusting out or by preventing admission; a debarring; rejection; prohibition; the state of being excluded.

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Broader term 5

Banishment 76% connected

The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Omission 76% connected

The act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something required by propriety or duty.

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Proscription 76% connected

The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rejection 76% connected

Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Situation 76% connected

Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation.

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Narrower term 9

Banishment 76% connected

The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.

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Barring 76% connected

of Bar

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Blackball 76% connected

A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work.

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Coventry 76% connected

A town in the county of Warwick, England.

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Debarment 76% connected

Hindrance from approach; exclusion.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Deportation 76% connected

The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

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Ostracism 76% connected

Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.

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Ouster 76% connected

A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection; disseizin.

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Ousting 76% connected

of Oust

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Derivationally related 2

Exclude 74% connected

To shut out; to hinder from entrance or admission; to debar from participation or enjoyment; to deprive of; to except; -- the opposite to admit; as,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Exclude 74% connected

To shut out; to hinder from entrance or admission; to debar from participation or enjoyment; to deprive of; to except; -- the opposite to admit; as,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 6

Censure 92% connected

Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Ejection 92% connected

The act of ejecting or casting out; discharge; expulsion; evacuation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Exception 92% connected

The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Excommunication 92% connected

The act of communicating or ejecting; esp., an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Expulsion 92% connected

The act of expelling; a driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership, association, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Riddance 92% connected

The act of ridding or freeing; deliverance; a cleaning up or out.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 2

Inclusion 94% connected

The act of including, or the state of being included; limitation; restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his policy.

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Inclusion 94% connected

The act of including, or the state of being included; limitation; restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his policy.

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