excludes

Shuts the door

Excludes is the third-person singular of exclude, meaning to keep out or leave out.

A club excludes nonmembers from entry.

A list excludes items that don't meet criteria.

The price excludes tax and shipping.

To exclude someone from a group is to deny them participation; to exclude a possibility is to rule it out.

rejection

reject

Dismiss as unsuitable

deny · disapprove · repudiate · refuse · dismiss · turn away · snub · shun · ostracize · cold-shoulder

omission

omit

Leave something out

neglect · disregard · ignore · forget · miss · bypass · pass over · drop · elide · absent

prohibition

prohibit

Formally disallow

  • forbidDeclare not allowed
  • banOfficial restriction on something
  • vetoOfficial refusal to approve

disallow · block · bar · debar · proscribe · interdict · embargo · blacklist · boycott · outlaw

removal

expel

Remove forcibly from membership

  • oustRemove from position
  • ejectThrow out forcibly
  • evictRemove from property legally

banish · exile · eliminate · remove · cast out · throw out · kick out · deport · excommunicate · purge

invalidation

void

Without legal effect

rescind · revoke · overrule · quash · countermand · repeal · abrogate · negate · cancel · strike down

Categories
Opposites
inclusion/exclusion

excludesincludes

Contains as component

incorporates · embraces · encompasses · counts · comprises

permission/access

excludesadmits

Allows entrance or confesses

allows · welcomes · lets in · accepts · permits

Phrases
Family

exclude, excluding, excluded, excluder, excluders, excludable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G