Need another word that means the same as “ostracize”? Find 31 synonyms and 30 related words for “ostracize” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Ostracize” are: ostracise, ban, banish, blackball, cast out, shun, exclude, spurn, cold-shoulder, give someone the cold shoulder, reject, repudiate, boycott, blacklist, cast off, shut out, avoid, ignore, snub, cut dead, keep at arm's length, leave out in the cold, bar, debar, exile, expel, deport, evict, expatriate, dismiss, displace
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ostracize” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| avoid | Refrain from certain foods or beverages. Gerard avoided meeting his eye. |
| ban | Ban from a place of residence as for punishment. Her son was banned for life from the Centre. |
| banish | Expel from a community or group. A number of people were banished to Siberia for political crimes. |
| bar | Fasten something especially a door or window with a bar or bars. Barricade the streets. |
| blackball | Vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent. Her husband was blackballed when he tried to join the Country Club. |
| blacklist | Put on a blacklist. Workers were blacklisted after being quoted in the newspaper. |
| boycott | Withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest. We will boycott all banks which take part in the loans scheme. |
| cast off | Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. |
| cast out | Get rid of. |
| cold-shoulder | Pay no attention to, disrespect. |
| cut dead | Cut and assemble the components of. |
| debar | Exclude or prohibit (someone) officially from doing something. They were debarred entry to the port. |
| deport | Conduct oneself in a specified manner. He was deported for violation of immigration laws. |
| dismiss | Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position. He suspected a double meaning in her words but dismissed the thought. |
| displace | Force (someone) to leave their home, typically because of war, persecution, or natural disaster. Thousands of people have been displaced by the civil war. |
| evict | Expel or eject without recourse to legal process. The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months. |
| exclude | Lack or fail to include. Clauses seeking to exclude liability for loss or damage. |
| exile | Expel and bar (someone) from their native country, typically for political or punitive reasons. A corrupt dictator who had been exiled from his country. |
| expatriate | Send (a person or money) abroad. People that have illegally expatriated funds. |
| expel | Remove from a position or office. Eight diplomats were expelled from Norway for espionage. |
| give someone the cold shoulder | Place into the hands or custody of. |
| ignore | Fail to notice. The rules ignore one important principle of cricket. |
| keep at arm's length | Fail to spoil or rot. |
| leave out in the cold | Transmit (knowledge or skills. |
| ostracise | Avoid speaking to or dealing with. |
| reject | Reject with contempt. I reject the idea of starting a war. |
| repudiate | (in the past or in non-Christian religions) disown or divorce (one’s wife. Repudiate a debt. |
| shun | Persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution. He shunned fashionable society. |
| shut out | Prevent from entering shut out. |
| snub | Check the movement of (a horse or boat), especially by a rope wound round a post. A horse snubbed to a tree. |
| spurn | Strike, tread, or push away with the foot. With one touch of my feet I spurn the solid Earth. |
| abolitionism | The doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery. |
| apophasis | Mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned. |
| asylum | A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person. She applied for asylum and was granted refugee status. |
| avert | Turn away (one’s eyes or thoughts. They averted their eyes when the King entered. |
| avoid | Keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something. Boys queued up to take Gloria out but avoided Deirdre. |
| banish | Expel, as if by official decree. A number of people were banished to Siberia for political crimes. |
| bypass | An alternative channel created during a bypass operation. I had a bypass last year so have been building up my strength. |
| circumvent | Find a way around (an obstacle. I found it quite easy to circumvent security. |
| coup | A brilliant and notable success. It was a major coup to get such a prestigious contract. |
| deflect | Cause (something) to change orientation. He deflected his competitors. |
| deport | Exile (a native) to another country. He has deported himself with great dignity. |
| depose | Testify to or give (evidence) under oath, typically in a written statement. Every affidavit shall state which of the facts deposed to are within the deponent s knowledge. |
| detour | Avoid by taking a detour. He had made a detour to a cafe. |
| dodge | (of a bell in change-ringing) move one place contrary to the normal sequence, and then back again in the following round. Marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists. |
| elude | (of an idea or fact) fail to be understood or remembered by (someone. Sleep still eluded her. |
| escape | Interrupt an operation by means of the escape key. A baby boy narrowly escaped death. |
| eschew | Avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of. He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence. |
| evade | Escape, either physically or mentally. Sleep still evaded her. |
| evasion | Nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do. His evasion of all his creditors. |
| exile | Expel and bar (someone) from their native country, typically for political or punitive reasons. Men in exile dream of hope. |
| expatriate | Denoting or relating to a person living outside their native country. American expatriates in London. |
| expel | Force to leave or move out. She was expelled from school. |
| flee | Run away from (someone or something. He was forced to flee the country. |
| forfend | Protect (something) by precautionary measures. The sacrifice of Mississippi was forfended against even the treason of Wilkinson. |
| obviate | Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening. The presence of roller blinds obviated the need for curtains. |
| oust | Remove from a position or office. The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds. |
| parry | An act of parrying something. Her question met with a polite parry. |
| shun | Expel from a community or group. He shunned fashionable society. |
| sidestep | A step to one side (as in boxing or dancing. He neatly sidestepped the questions about riots. |
| undiagnosed | Not diagnosed or having been subject to diagnosis. Some patients have diseases that go undiagnosed and therefore untreated. |
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