excludes

VERB

expel, forbid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ban bar block boycott eliminate ignore omit ostracize preclude prevent prohibit refuse reject remove rule out suspend

STRONG

bate blackball blacklist bounce debar disallow eject embargo evict except interdict obviate occlude oust proscribe repudiate sideline veto

WEAK

close out count out drive out estop force out get rid of keep out leave out lock out pass over put out refuse admittance set aside shut out shut the door on throw out ward off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept add allow approve choose include keep let go open permit ratify sanction support welcome

STRONG

admit help take in

WEAK

incorporate take on

Example Sentences

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Don't forget to close the door on the rooms you're leaving cold and think about getting draught excluders to keep your rooms extra snug.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2023

They spend most of their time in the living room, where draft excluders seal in the warm air.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2022

In 2003, Inhofe co-sponsored a bill to force shrimpers to put turtle excluders on their boats to keep from accidentally catching them in their nets.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2015

Exactly where I do live, but with more draught excluders.

From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2013

The hedgehogs are the great systematic thinkers, and, since life is not systematic, they are also the great excluders.

From Time Magazine Archive