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OSTRACIZES Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word ostracizes. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word ostracizes. (close relations)
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avoids
verbv
verb

• stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• refrain from doing something

• refrain from certain foods or beverages

• declare invalid

excludes
verbv
verb

• prevent from being included or considered or accepted

• prevent from entering; shut out

• lack or fail to include

• prevent from entering; keep out

• put out or expel from a place

ignores
verbv
verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• fail to notice

• give little or no attention to

• be ignorant of or in the dark about

isolates
verb, nounv, n
verb

• place or set apart

• obtain in pure form

• set apart from others

• separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them

outcasts
nounn
noun

• a person who is rejected (from society or home)

adjective satellite

• excluded from a society

rejects
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

verb

• not accept something given or offered

• not accept as true

• deem wrong or inappropriate

• reject with contempt

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse entrance or membership

• dismiss from consideration or a contest

repudiates
verbv
verb

• cast off

• refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

• refuse to recognize or pay

• reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

shuns
verbv
verb

• avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

• expel from a community or group

snubs
verbv
noun

• an instance of driving away or warding off

• a refusal to recognize someone you know

adjective satellite

• unusually short

verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• reject outright and bluntly

spurns
verbv
verb

• reject with contempt

blackball
verbv
noun

• the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

verb

• expel from a community or group

• vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

ostracise
verbv
verb

• expel from a community or group

• avoid speaking to or dealing with

ban
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a decree that prohibits something

• a bachelor's degree in nursing

• 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova

• 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania

• an official prohibition or edict against something

• a logarithmic unit which measures information or entropy, based on base 10 logarithms and powers of 10.

verb

• forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

• prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure

• ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

• expel from a community or group

banish
verbv
verb

• expel from a community or group

• ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

• expel, as if by official decree

• drive away

shun
verbv
verb

• avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

• expel from a community or group

cast out
verbv
verb

• expel from a community or group

• throw or cast away

Best Hypernyms For OSTRACIZES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for ostracizes, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
exclude alienate banish expel isolate marginalize reject scapegoat shun shut
Phrases (4)
keep outkick outshut outthrow out

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