excluded (B1)

verb

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈskluːdɪd/

Definition

Prevented from entering a place, group, or activity; kept out.

Examples

• He felt excluded from the conversation.

• Students who do not complete the assignment will be excluded from the field trip.

• The new policy effectively excluded older workers from applying for the job.

How to Use excluded

exclude from (prepositional phrase)

To prevent someone or something from being included in a group, place, or activity. — "The company excluded him from the list of potential candidates."

exclude the possibility (collocation)

To decide that something is not possible or likely. — "We cannot exclude the possibility that the system has a flaw."

exclude data (collocation)

To remove specific information from a set of data. — "Researchers decided to exclude outliers from the dataset."

Synonyms of excluded

Words with a similar meaning to excluded:

• left out
• rejected
• ostracized
• barricaded

Antonyms of excluded

Words with the opposite meaning to excluded:

• included
• welcomed
• accepted

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