ruled out
Removed from consideration
Ruled out means eliminated from consideration or deemed impossible.
Doctors rule out diagnoses through testing: They ruled out cancer.
Detectives rule out suspects.
Something can be ruled out as too expensive, too risky, or simply not feasible.
The opposite, not ruled out, means still possible: A merger hasn't been ruled out.
Released from duty
- deniedRefused or disavowed
- refusedDeclined to accept
- declinedRefused or diminished
- vetoedAuthoritatively rejected legislation
nixed · turned down · shot down · rebuffed · repudiated · negated · nullified · invalidated
Officially not permitted
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- forbiddenNot allowed
- verbotenProhibited by authority
- off-limitsProhibited from access
taboo · disallowed · outlawed · proscribed · restricted · impermissible · inadmissible · unsanctioned
Declared unfit to compete
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- eliminatedRemoved from consideration
- ineligibleNot meeting requirements
- barredBlocked from entry
precluded · crossed off · scratched · removed · cut · axed · passed over · dropped
Not capable of execution
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
- unworkableImpossible to execute
- impracticableImpossible to implement
off the table · inconceivable · unrealistic · hopeless · untenable · implausible · unviable · undoable
dismissed
Released from duty
vetoed · nixed · turned down · shot down · rebuffed · repudiated · negated · nullified · invalidated · quashed
prohibited
Officially not permitted
off-limits · taboo · disallowed · outlawed · proscribed · restricted · impermissible · inadmissible · unsanctioned · blocked
disqualified
Declared unfit to compete
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- eliminatedRemoved from consideration
- ineligibleNot meeting requirements
barred · precluded · crossed off · scratched · removed · cut · axed · passed over · dropped · sidelined
unfeasible
Not capable of execution
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
- unworkableImpossible to execute
impracticable · off the table · inconceivable · unrealistic · hopeless · untenable · implausible · unviable · undoable · insurmountable
- exclusionexclude, excluded, banned, bans, eliminate
- medical resultspositive, negative, normal, abnormal, inconclusive
- outoutside, outdoor, outdoors, outsider, outward
- outcomesoutcome, win, effect, impact, success
- sidelinedbenched, shelved, sidetracked, put on hold, on hold
- negativesno, not, never, none, nothing
ruled outincluded
Made part of
kept in · shortlisted · in the running · in contention · retained
ruled outconfirmed
Established as accurate
established · verified · proven · validated · determined
rule, ruler, out, rules, ruling, ruled, rulers, rule out, overrule