inclusion

Welcoming into membership

Inclusion is the act of including or the state of being included.

The word often appears in contexts of social belonging—ensuring people aren't excluded from groups, activities, or opportunities: The company prioritized diversity and inclusion.

In other contexts, inclusion simply means something contained within a larger whole: the inclusion of a glossary in the book.

belonging

membership

State of belonging

fellowship · camaraderie · solidarity · bonding · attachment · alliance · partnership · coalition · association · rapport

diversity

equity

Impartial treatment or ownership value

intersectionality · neurodiversity · accessibility · race · ethnicity · gender · sexuality · socioeconomic · demographics · cultural

access

accessibility

Ease of approach

universal · adaptive · ramps · accommodations · modifications · assistive · equity · opportunity · entry · admittance

acceptance

tolerance

Willingness to accept difference

appreciation · acknowledgment · affirmation · approval · endorsement · support · welcome · openness · receptiveness · understanding

integration

incorporation

Forming a legal entity

blending · unification · synthesis · harmonization · consolidation · mainstreaming · absorption · embedding · intermingling · convergence

Categories
Opposites
membership/belonging

inclusionexclusion

Being barred from participation

banishment · ostracism · expulsion · rejection · marginalization

set composition

inclusionexclusion

Being barred from participation

omission · elimination · removal · subtraction · deletion

social policy/values

inclusionexclusion

Being barred from participation

discrimination · segregation · intolerance · apartheid · bigotry

Phrases
Family

inclusive, inclusions, inclusiveness, inclusivity, inclusively, inclusionary

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G