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Definitions

lock out

VERB

discharge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expel let go let one go remove terminate

STRONG

ax bounce bump bust can eject excuse fire give one notice lay off nix oust relieve supersede supplant

WEAK

boot out disencumber displace exempt freeze out kick out let off let out ride out on rail run out of town show the door unload

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employ hire

STRONG

engage keep retain

WEAK

assign delegate

VERB

dismiss

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decline disband dissolve expel let go reject release

STRONG

abolish banish boot bundle chase chuck clear deport detach discard dispatch disperse divorce eject outlaw relegate relinquish repel repudiate rid shed supersede

WEAK

brush off cast off cast out dispense with dispose of do without drive out force out have done with kick out let out push aside push back send off send packing show out slough off sweep away turn out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept allow

STRONG

hold keep legalize permit promote retain

WEAK

appoint employ engage hire maintain preserve secure welcome

VERB

exclude

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 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 take in

WEAK

incorporate

VERB

occlude

Synonyms

STRONG

choke clog close congest curb fill hinder impede obstruct plug seal shut stopper throttle

WEAK

close out leave out stop up

Antonyms

STRONG

advance aid assist clear encourage facilitate forward free help open promote release support unblock unplug unseal unstop

WEAK

allow permit

VERB

shut off/shut out

Synonyms

WEAK

bar beleaguer block out blockade close conceal cover debar discontinue evict fence off hide keep out mask obstruct ostracize refuse seclude shroud veil

Antonyms

WEAK

include welcome

VERB

shut out

Synonyms

WEAK

bar beleaguer block out blockade close conceal cover debar discontinue evict fence off hide keep out mask obstruct ostracize refuse screen seclude shroud shut off veil

Example Sentences

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At this point, there is virtually no doubt that baseball’s team owners are going to lock out the players after this year’s World Series.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Mikaela Shiffrin was in a league of her own in the last women's World Cup slalom before the Winter Olympics on Sunday to lock out a record ninth title in the discipline.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

The trio’s ultimate goal is to turn the Honmoon gold, which would lock out the demon realm for all time.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2025

No dates have been set to lock out those with judgments against them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

Our mother let her in quickly, looking frightened as she fumbled at the latches to lock out Pee-A-Nah.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

lock out

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