exclude
verb
ex·clude ik-ˈsklüd 
excluded; excluding
transitive verb
1
a
: to prevent or restrict the entrance of
b
: to bar from participation, consideration, or inclusion
2
: to expel or bar especially from a place or position previously occupied
excluder noun
Synonyms
- ban
- bar
- close out
- count (out)
- debar
- eliminate
- except
- freeze out
- rule out
- shut out
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Example Sentences
You can share files with some people on the network while excluding others. The prices on the menu exclude tax.
Recent Examples on the Web The Conference of Chief Justices, which represents the chief justices of state supreme courts across the country, told the Supreme Court that the Elections Clause does not exclude state courts and constitutions. 
Matt Ford, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 Just a day after Florida adopted its measure last month, a federal judge ruled that West Virginia’s Medicaid program couldn’t exclude coverage of gender-affirming surgery for program recipients. Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 But Grimm concluded in the memo that the guidelines do not exclude parents or encourage children to distrust them. Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2022 The Supreme Court ruled in June that Maine can’t exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition for private education in rural towns where there are no public schools. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022 The group also warned that the bill’s language doesn’t exclude some violent crimes. Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Aug. 2022 Having noted that the security protocols of international media often exclude them, Ukrainian fixers have united through social media and established security protocols of their own. Sasha Dovzhyk, CNN, 20 July 2022 Moore, noting that the consent form did not exclude the women’s room, refused to sign. Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2022 Therefore, our first criteria exclude financial firms and REITs. Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 See More
Matt Ford, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 Just a day after Florida adopted its measure last month, a federal judge ruled that West Virginia’s Medicaid program couldn’t exclude coverage of gender-affirming surgery for program recipients. Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 But Grimm concluded in the memo that the guidelines do not exclude parents or encourage children to distrust them. Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2022 The Supreme Court ruled in June that Maine can’t exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition for private education in rural towns where there are no public schools. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022 The group also warned that the bill’s language doesn’t exclude some violent crimes. Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Aug. 2022 Having noted that the security protocols of international media often exclude them, Ukrainian fixers have united through social media and established security protocols of their own. Sasha Dovzhyk, CNN, 20 July 2022 Moore, noting that the consent form did not exclude the women’s room, refused to sign. Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2022 Therefore, our first criteria exclude financial firms and REITs. Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin excludere, from ex- + claudere to close — more at close entry 1
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
exclude
verb
ex·clude ik-ˈsklüd
excluded; excluding
: to shut out : keep out
Don't exclude your little sister from the game.
Legal Definition
exclude
transitive verb
ex·clude ik-ˈsklüd
excluded; excluding
1
: to prevent or restrict the entry or admission of
exclude hearsay evidence
2
: to remove from participation, consideration, or inclusion (as in insurance coverage)
excluding 1 of 2
preposition
as in except
not including excluding me, plan on five guests for dinner tonight Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- except
- excepting
- besides
- but
- beside
- saving
- other than
- except for
- save
- apart from
- barring
- outside
- bar
- aside from
- outside of
- exclusive of
excluding
2 of 2verb
as in banning
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of the revelation that the candidate had excluded journalists from certain news outlets from the press briefing Synonyms & Similar Words
- banning
- barring
- eliminating
- prohibiting
- preventing
- excepting
- debarring
- banishing
- suspending
- precluding
- expelling
- shutting out
- ruling out
- freezing out
- exiling
- ostracizing
- closing out
- blocking
- closing one's doors to
- counting (out)
- impeding
- hindering
- obviating
- deterring
- excommunicating
- deporting
- blacklisting
- obstructing
- blackballing
- disregarding
- ceasing
- halting
- ousting
- checking off
- discontinuing
- staving off
- throwing out
- warding (off)
- weeding (out)
- combing (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- including
- admitting
- receiving
- accepting
- embracing
- welcoming
- entertaining
- taking in
- unbanning