blackballed
Denied club membership
Blackballed means rejected or excluded by secret ballot, from the practice of voting with balls—white to approve, black to deny.
A single black ball could veto a candidate's admission to a club or society.
The term now applies broadly to exclusion from any group or opportunity: He was blackballed from the industry after the scandal.
She suspected she'd been blackballed by the hiring committee.
Persistently avoided socially
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- barredBlocked from entry
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
boycotted · snubbed · rejected · outcasted · marginalized · cold-shouldered · sidelined · persona non grata
Authoritatively rejected legislation
- nixedRejected or canceled
- overruledRejected by higher authority
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- opposedAgainst something stated
blocked · turned down · disqualified · ineligible · secret ballot
shunned
Persistently avoided socially
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- barredBlocked from entry
expelled · boycotted · snubbed · rejected · outcasted · marginalized · cold-shouldered · sidelined · persona non grata · cast out
vetoed
Authoritatively rejected legislation
opposed · blocked · turned down · disqualified · ineligible · secret ballot
pariah
Rejected, shunned person
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- untouchableExempt from criticism or harm
- disownedRejected familial ties
alienated · isolated · avoided · ignored · unpopular · unfavored · disgraced · shamed · dishonored · tainted