exc
lude
Third Person
excludes
Present Participle
excluding
Past Tense
excluded
Past Participle
excluded
1
to intentionally leave out or prevent someone or something from being part of a specific group, activity, or situation
transitive
- The club decided to exclude members who didn't meet the attendance requirements.
- The policy unfairly excludes certain demographics from accessing essential services.
- Please exclude peanuts from the recipe to accommodate those with allergies.
- The school's dress code excludes certain types of clothing deemed inappropriate.
- The invitation explicitly excludes children from the event.
Antonyms:
2
to prevent someone from entering, joining, or enjoying a particular place, group, or benefit
transitive
- They decided to exclude him from the meeting due to his conflicting interests.
- The team was excluded from the competition because of a violation of the rules.
- She felt excluded from the group because she wasn't invited to the dinner.
- They were excluded from the VIP section after the incident at the event.
- The club excludes anyone under the age of 21 from entering.
Antonyms:
3
to intentionally leave out or not include something
transitive
- The report excludes any mention of the company's recent financial losses.
- The diet plan excludes processed foods and sugars.
- The package excludes delivery charges, which are added separately.
- The analysis excludes data from the last quarter, as it was incomplete.
- The list excludes entries that don't meet the required criteria.
Antonyms:
4
to force someone to leave or remove them from a place, group, or situation
transitive
- The teacher had to exclude the disruptive student from the classroom.
- The team excluded the player for failing to meet the fitness requirements.
- The company decided to exclude the employee for misconduct.
- The coach had to exclude the player due to unsportsmanlike behavior.
- The community center excluded the group after they broke the building’s rules.