uninvites

Cancels someone's welcome

Uninvites is the verb for revoking an invitation already extended.

Someone who uninvites you to a party has told you not to come after all.

The act is socially awkward and often signals conflict: She uninvited her ex after the breakup.

The noun uninvite describes this retraction: Getting an uninvite stings.

revocation

disinvitation

Rescinding a prior summons

cancellation · countermand · rescission · revoking · annulment · repeal · nullification · invalidation · reversal · backtracking

exclusion

ostracism

Banishment from a group

alienation · marginalization · banishment · expulsion · snubbing · cold-shoulder · avoidance · ghettoization · excommunication · disfellowship

rejection

snub

Deliberate dismissive rejection

refusal · slight · brush-off · disowning · repudiation · abandonment · forsaking · turning-away · shutout · denial

social

party

Gathering for celebration

gathering · celebration · function · reception · gala · dinner · shower · ceremony · plus-one · awkwardness

Opposites
invitation action

uninvitesinvites

Requests attendance formally

reinvites · welcomes · includes · summons · adds to the list

social inclusion

uninviteswelcomes

Receives with hospitality

includes · embraces · accepts · admits · takes in

Phrases
Family

uninvited, uninviting, uninvite

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G