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past participle of blackball.
past tense form of blackball.

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blackballed

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ostracized adj.
undesired adj.
uninvited adj.
unwelcome adj.
unwished-for adj.
inhospitableness n.
inhospitality n.
ungraciousness n.
unreceptiveness n.
unwelcomeness n.

ADJECTIVE

ostracized

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STRONG

ignored shunned

ADJECTIVE

undesired

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disagreeable displeasing distasteful exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible left out in cold lousy not in the picture objectionable obnoxious rejected repellent shut out thankless unacceptable unasked undesirable uninvited unpleasant unpopular unsought unwanted unwished-for

ADJECTIVE

uninvited

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rejected unsolicited unwelcome

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excluded inadmissible left out in the cold not in the picture not wanted shut out unasked undesired unpopular

ADJECTIVE

unwelcome

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STRONGEST

disagreeable distasteful objectionable obnoxious unacceptable undesirable uninvited unpleasant unwanted

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displeasing exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible left out in cold lousy not in the picture rejected repellent shut out thankless unasked unpopular unsought unwished-for

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STRONGEST

acceptable agreeable delightful desirable good nice pleasant pleasing welcome

WEAK

wanted

ADJECTIVE

unwished-for

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disagreeable displeasing distasteful exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible left out in cold lousy not in the picture objectionable obnoxious rejected repellent shut out thankless unacceptable unasked undesirable undesired uninvited unpleasant unpopular unsought unwanted

NOUN

inhospitableness

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inhospitality repellent undesirable ungraciousness

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disagreeable displeasing distasteful exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible left out in cold lousy not in the picture objectionable obnoxious rejected shut out thankless unacceptable unasked uninvited unpleasant unpopular unreceptiveness unsought unwanted unwelcomeness unwished-for

NOUN

inhospitality

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STRONG

inhospitableness repellent undesirable ungraciousness

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disagreeable displeasing distasteful exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible left out in cold lousy not in the picture objectionable obnoxious rejected shut out thankless unacceptable unasked uninvited unpleasant unpopular unreceptiveness unsought unwanted unwelcomeness unwished-for

NOUN

ungraciousness

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STRONG

inhospitableness inhospitality repellent undesirable

WEAK

disagreeable displeasing distasteful exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible left out in cold lousy not in the picture objectionable obnoxious rejected shut out thankless unacceptable unasked uninvited unpleasant unpopular unreceptiveness unsought unwanted unwelcomeness unwished-for

NOUN

unreceptiveness

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WEAK

disagreeable displeasing distasteful exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible inhospitableness inhospitality left out in cold lousy not in the picture objectionable obnoxious rejected repellent shut out thankless unacceptable unasked undesirable ungraciousness uninvited unpleasant unpopular unsought unwanted unwelcomeness unwished-for

NOUN

unwelcomeness

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WEAK

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blackballed

That will make it possible to identify potential vetoes but not which country blackballed any given candidate.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

In an unpublished article titled “Das Kannibal,” Mitchell wrote angrily about being blackballed for speaking out against the war.

From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025

It has also been reported that the energy security department had already blackballed Greenpeace months ago.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023

A few weeks ago, Murphy made headlines for a "rumor" that spread in which "AHS" crew members were told that they'd be "blackballed" if they didn't cross picket lines.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2023

If he’s not careful, he’ll be blackballed by his state medical association and kept out of the hospitals.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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