exclusionary

[ik-skloo-zhuh-ner-ee] / ɪkˈsklu ʒəˌnɛr i /

ADJECTIVE

exclusive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolute chic 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

ADJECTIVE

swank

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chic elegant fancy fashionable posh ritzy swanky

STRONG

absolute choice chosen circumscribed closed complete confined entire full independent licensed limited narrow particular private privileged segregated select single sole total whole

WEAK

aloof aristocratic clannish classy cliquish country club discriminative exclusory only peculiar preferential prohibitive restrictive selfish snobbish socially correct undivided unique upper crust

Antonyms

STRONGEST

old-fashioned poor unfashionable

STRONG

deficient dependent imperfect incomplete indefinite inferior needy open part partial public together unfinished unlimited unrestricted

Example Sentences

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A legal battle over WhatsApp's privacy policy began in March 2021 when the CCI ordered an investigation, alleging that Meta was engaging in "exploitative and exclusionary conduct".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Plus, the institutions say, it’s serving a more lofty goal: to democratize an art world that often feels exclusionary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

As the castle doctrine spread across the English colonies, including North America, it took its essential exclusionary principles with it.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2025

It’s easy to blame this lack of welcome on exclusionary, or perhaps just plain snobby, elites.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2025

Maybe you spend three years in Massachusetts, studying constitutional law and discussing the relative merits of exclusionary vertical agreements in antitrust cases.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

exclusionary

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