screen out
Remove by filtering
To screen out is to filter or exclude something during a selection process.
Job applications screen out unqualified candidates.
Sunscreen screens out harmful rays.
The phrase implies a barrier that lets some things through while blocking others: The interview process screens out people who can't work under pressure.
To be screened out is to be rejected or filtered away.
Separate coarse from fine
evaluate · assess · shortlist · narrow down · eliminate · disqualify · reject · exclude
sift
Separate coarse from fine
vet · evaluate · assess · shortlist · narrow down · eliminate · disqualify · reject · exclude · remove
disqualify
Declare unfit to compete
turn away · cut · pass over · overlook · bypass · blacklist · bar · deny · refuse · veto
shield
Handheld defensive armor
obstruct · prevent · guard against · insulate · safeguard · barrier · shade · cover · defend · repel
- exclusionexclude, excluded, banned, bans, eliminate
- rejectionrejection, reject, denial, refuse, refusal
- removalremove, elimination, delete, erasing, erase
- dismissingbrush aside, brush off, wave off, shrug off, blow off
- reboundingtip-in, putback, offensive rebound, defensive rebound, second chance