kept out
Denied any access
Kept out is the past tense of keep out, meaning prevented from entering or excluded.
A locked door kept out intruders.
Insulation kept out the cold.
The phrase often implies deliberate exclusion: They were kept out of the meeting.
Signs reading "Keep Out" warn against trespassing; someone who was kept out was denied entry.
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- banishmentForced removal from place
- avertedPrevented from occurring
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- isolationComplete separation from others
blockade · ostracism · persona non grata · cold shoulder · prohibition · fence · embargo · marginalization · rejection · blacklist · wall · discrimination · moat · restriction · security system · alienation · segregation · checkpoint