English noun: exclusion | |||
1. | exclusion (state) the state of being excluded | ||
Broader (hypernym) | situation, state of affairs | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | banishment, Coventry, debarment, ostracism | ||
Antonyms | inclusion | ||
2. | exclusion (state) the state of being excommunicated | ||
Synonyms | censure, excommunication | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rejection | ||
3. | exclusion (cognition) a deliberate act of omission | ||
Samples | With the exception of the children, everyone was told the news. | ||
Synonyms | elision, exception | ||
Broader (hypernym) | omission | ||
4. | exclusion (act) the act of forcing out someone or something | ||
Samples | The ejection of troublemakers by the police. The child's expulsion from school. | ||
Synonyms | ejection, expulsion, riddance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | banishment, proscription | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | barring, blackball, defenestration, deportation, ostracism, ouster, ousting | ||