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 | ||