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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In 2022, Merck struck an exclusive licensing deal with the Chinese drugmaker to build out a portfolio of ADCs for cancer treatment.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Their parties are considered a step down from the most exclusive, but they often require official festival credentials.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

While it wasn’t an exclusive club, it still felt wonderful to finally get in.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Hermès's exclusive Birkin bags can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

From behind the desk a grave-faced girl in a business suit gave me my key and told me that the old library had been booked for the exclusive use of our party.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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