marginalizing
Relegating to edges
Marginalizing is treating someone or something as unimportant or pushing them to the edges of society or a group.
The term implies a power dynamic—those in dominant positions marginalize those with less power: The policy ended up marginalizing immigrant communities.
What gets marginalized loses influence, visibility, or access to resources.
Mark with dishonor
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- devalueReduce perceived worth
- diminishTo make smaller
- trivializeMake light of
demean · disparage · denigrate · dismiss · underestimate · minimize · downplay · dehumanize
Exclude from a group
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
- alienateCause emotional distance
- isolateSeparate from others
- segregateSeparate by category
shun · reject · expel · banish · cast aside · shut out · exclude · blacklist
External computer add-on
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
- relegateAssign to inferior position
- outskirtsOuter parts of town
overlook · neglect · overshadow · eclipse · bypass · disregard · deprioritize · backburner
Revoke civic participation rights
- disempowerRemove capacity to act
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- suppressForcibly put an end to
- subjugateBring under dominion
oppress · invalidate · delegitimize · undermine · discredit · powerlessness · voiceless · muzzle
stigmatize
Mark with dishonor
trivialize · demean · disparage · denigrate · dismiss · underestimate · minimize · downplay · dehumanize · disrespect
ostracize
Exclude from a group
segregate · shun · reject · expel · banish · cast aside · shut out · exclude · blacklist · snub
peripheral
External computer add-on
outskirts · overlook · neglect · overshadow · eclipse · bypass · disregard · deprioritize · backburner · secondary
disenfranchise
Revoke civic participation rights
- disempowerRemove capacity to act
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- suppressForcibly put an end to
subjugate · oppress · invalidate · delegitimize · undermine · discredit · powerlessness · voiceless · muzzle · ignore
- mistreatmentbullying, harassing, intimidating, oppressing, humiliating
- intolerantbigoted, biased, prejudiced, discriminatory, intolerant
- downplayingminimizing, downplay, trivializing, belittling, soft-pedal
- postponingdeferring, delaying, postponing, putting off, rescheduling
- discriminationracism, systemic discrimination, Jim Crow laws, sexism, racial harassment
- vilificationvilification, vilifying, demonizing, demonisation, demonize
marginalizingincluding
Containing as part
centering · integrating · mainstreaming · embracing · incorporating
marginalizingempowering
Giving authority or confidence
amplifying · elevating · platforming · uplifting · championing
marginalizingprioritizing
Ordering by importance
valuing · validating · affirming · honoring · celebrating
margin, marginal, margins, marginalize, marginally, margined, marginality, marginalized, marginalization