red-carding

Sending someone off

Red-carding is ejecting someone from an activity or group, from the red card referees use to remove players from soccer matches.

The term applies beyond sports to any formal dismissal: The committee red-carded him for repeated violations.

Also used as a noun: His red-carding was controversial.

soccer

ejection

Forced removal from somewhere

referee · booking · match · player · suspension · penalty · misconduct · VAR · sideline · infraction

metaphorical

disqualification

Removal from eligibility

elimination · banishment · exclusion · ouster · dismissal · termination · cancellation · veto · blacklisting · barring

Opposites
severity of disciplinary action

red-cardingcautioning

Giving advance warning

yellow-carding · warning · verbal warning · letting off · admonishing

inclusion vs exclusion from play

red-cardingfielding

Handling balls in play

selecting · bringing on · starting · including · reinstating

judgment of player conduct

red-cardingcommending

Expressing approval or admiration

praising · awarding · honoring · applauding · recognizing

Family

red, card, carded, carding, cards, redder, reddest, redness, reds

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated G