exclusive

[ik-skloo-siv, -ziv] / ɪkˈsklu sɪv, -zɪv /

ADJECTIVE

unshared, restricted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolute chic exclusionary fashionable licensed limited posh private privileged restrictive ritzy segregated sole swank unique

STRONG

choice chosen entire full independent narrow particular single total whole

WEAK

aloof aristocratic circumscribed clannish classy cliquish closed complete confined country club discriminative elegant exclusory only peculiar preferential prohibitive select selfish snobbish socially correct undivided upper crust

Antonyms

STRONGEST

old-fashioned open poor public unfashionable

STRONG

incomplete inferior part partial

WEAK

divided shared unlimited unrestricted

Example Sentences

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Despite that high-society reference, mahjong isn’t inherently exclusive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

About those issues you have with spending money: The perils of buying furniture online are not exclusive to people who are difficult to please through no fault of their own.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

The implication that aberrant personality disorders might not be the exclusive purview of humans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The post describes Cooper as an ambulance chaser who preys on people who have just gone through a horrific accident so she can get the exclusive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

“That does not make it the exclusive property of Mr. Potter, whatever Dumbledore may have decided.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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