marginalise

Relegate to edges

Marginalise (also marginalize) means to treat a person or group as insignificant or peripheral.

Those who are marginalised are pushed to the edges of society, denied full participation or consideration: Policies that marginalise the poor.

The word implies systematic exclusion rather than simple neglect—minorities, dissidents, and the vulnerable are often described as marginalised communities.

neglect

ignore

Refuse to notice

overlookMiss or commanding view
disregardWillful lack of attention
dismissSend away or reject

abandon · forget · undervalue · underestimate · underappreciate · deprioritize · sideline · overshadow · omit · bypass

exclude

ostracize

Exclude from a group

alienateCause emotional distance
sidelineSecondary business pursuit
isolateSeparate from others

segregate · banish · expel · shun · blacklist · exile · excommunicate · disenfranchise · shut out · push out

disempower

discriminate

Treat unequally based on category

stigmatizeMark with dishonor
subjugateBring under dominion
suppressForcibly put an end to

oppress · silence · disenfranchise · disadvantage · underrepresent · ghettoize · devalue · invalidate · delegitimize · dispossess

peripheralize

fringe

Outermost edge or margin

sidelineSecondary business pursuit
relegateAssign to inferior position
edgeBoundary or sharpness

periphery · outskirts · borderline · liminal · tangential · secondary · ancillary · decenter · displace · background

Opposites

social inclusion

marginaliseinclude

Make part of

embrace · center · centre · integrate · mainstream

importance/priority

marginaliseprioritise

Rank by importance

centralise · foreground · highlight · emphasise · feature

empowerment

marginaliseempower

Grant authority or confidence

uplift · enfranchise · amplify · elevate · platform

Family

marginalize, marginality, marginalization, marginalised, marginalisation, marginalising, marginalises

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