excludes

VERB

expel, forbid

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 lock 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 help take in

WEAK

incorporate take on

Example Sentences

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excludes

The core inflation metric excludes food and energy prices.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

It excludes individuals who earn $500,000 or more.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

Growth in regular earnings - which excludes bonuses - picked up slightly, although this was driven by a rise in public sector wages.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

After seeing Wednesday’s consumer-inflation numbers, many economists estimated that the core version of the PCE index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose by 0.2% or 0.3% last month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

It thus systematically excludes from consideration the very feature which makes scientific arguments distinctive: their appeal to superior evidence.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton