Word: Exclude

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈskluːd/

Definitions

• Verb: To prevent or forbid someone or something from being included or considered; to deliberately leave out or apart from something.

  • Example: The new policy excludes people under 18 from entering the nightclub.

• Noun (Derived Form): The act of excluding or the state of being excluded; exclusion.

  • Example: There was a sense of frustration among the students over their exclusion from the decision-making process.

Phrases

• “To exclude someone/something from something”: To not allow someone or something to be a part of something else.
  • Example: The club’s rules exclude non-members from using its facilities.
• “Without exception”: This phrase implies that nothing or no one is included or exempted, i.e., everything or everyone is excluded.
  • Example: The dress code applies to everyone without exception.

Example Sentences

• Verb: The new job application process has measures to exclude any form of discrimination.
• Noun: Their policy on data privacy includes provisions against unauthorized access and exclusion of personal information.

Synonyms

• Bar
• Omit
• Exclude from
• Leave out
• Debar
• Keep out
• Banish
• Prohibit
• Preclude
• Exempt (Note: ‘Exempt’ can also mean to excuse or release someone from an obligation or duty)