shuts out
Keeps from entering
Shuts out means to exclude or block from entering.
You might shut out cold air by closing a window, or shut out distractions to focus.
Emotionally, to shut someone out is to refuse intimacy or communication: After the argument, she completely shut him out.
In sports, to shut out an opponent is to prevent them from scoring at all: The pitcher shut out the Cardinals.
- defeatsOvercomes or bests
- ostracizesExpels from social group
- cold shoulderIntentional dismissive treatment
- ignoresRefuses to acknowledge
- turns a blind eyeIntentionally ignores something obvious
discriminates · keeps at bay · barriers · blockades · denies · represses · isolates · disenfranchises · locks · closes the door on · marginalizes · excludes · prohibits · rejects · restricts · bans · segregates · outcast
- repelsrepels, wards off, keeps away, fends off, drives away