locked out
Can't get in
Locked out describes being unable to enter a place because the door is locked and you lack a key or access: I got locked out of my apartment.
The phrase extends to any situation where someone is excluded or denied access: locked out of the meeting, locked out of your account.
In labor disputes, a lockout is when management prevents workers from entering the workplace during a contract dispute—the employer's counterpart to a strike.
Refused or turned away
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- alienatedMade distant or hostile
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
- abandonedLeft behind completely
sidelined · ignored · cold shoulder · estranged · unwelcome · disconnected · invisible · overlooked
Authentication string
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- accountRecord of dealings
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- usernameAccount identification string
credentials · verification · two-factor · reset · timeout · session · access denied · unauthorized
Too costly to buy
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- gatekeptControlled who enters
- barriersThings blocking access
- deniedRefused or disavowed
restricted · prohibitive · exclusive · redlined · unbanked · dispossessed · evicted · foreclosed
Hinged room barrier
- keyLock-opening device
- houseResidential building
- deadboltKey-operated door lock
- latchDoor-securing catch
window · garage · car · keyhole · knob · handle · porch · locksmith
Forceful impact or stoppage
- picketPointed fence stake
- unionJoining into one
- walkoutProtest by leaving
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
scab · collective bargaining · dispute · negotiation · protest · work stoppage · industrial action · picket line
rejected
Refused or turned away
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- alienatedMade distant or hostile
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
abandoned · sidelined · ignored · cold shoulder · estranged · unwelcome · disconnected · invisible · overlooked · marginalized
password
Authentication string
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- accountRecord of dealings
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
username · credentials · verification · two-factor · reset · timeout · session · access denied · unauthorized · disabled
unaffordable
Too costly to buy
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- gatekeptControlled who enters
- barriersThings blocking access
denied · restricted · prohibitive · exclusive · redlined · unbanked · dispossessed · evicted · foreclosed · disenfranchised
door
Hinged room barrier
latch · window · garage · car · keyhole · knob · handle · porch · locksmith · spare key
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
management · scab · collective bargaining · dispute · negotiation · protest · work stoppage · industrial action · picket line · shutdown
- Common Mistakesprocrastination, forgetting, oversight, miscalculation, rushing
- excusesexcuse, not my fault, overslept, alibi, excuses
- outoutdoors, outward, exterior, exit, away
- exclusionexclude, excluded, banned, bans, eliminate
- car troublesflat tire, dead battery, breakdown, overheating, stalling
- social blundersgaffe, faux pas, misstep, blooper, flub