Synonyms of ostracize
25 similar words · 18 opposite words
Another word for ostracize is blackball. Other synonyms of ostracize are disregard. The opposite of ostracize is mark.
Synonyms and similar words for ostracize
verbTo exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing...
- blackballTo ostracize.
- cut someone deadTo completely ignore someone.
- give someone the cold shoulderTo snub, resist or reject somebody; to regard somebody distantly.
- send to CoventryTo ostracize, or systematically ignore someone.
- leperSynonym of ostracize.
- brush off
- discount
- disregardTo ignore; to pay no attention to.
- dissemble
- despise
- ignore
- misheedTo heed amiss; fail to heed.
- misregardTo disregard; fail to heed; ignore; neglect.
- neglect
- pass
- pass by
- pay no heed
- put aside
- shrug off
- slough
- take no notice ofTo ignore.
- tune out
- unheedTo deliberately fail to heed or take notice of; disregard; ignore.
- unmind
- set at nought archaicTo treat as unimportant or worthless; to despise, disregard, defy, unheed.
Opposite of ostracize
verbTo exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing...
- clock slang
- consider
- give heedTo pay attention; to heed.
- heed
- let in onTo disclose or tell (a secret) to (someone); to share (privileged information) with (someone); to inform (someone) of...
- mark
- notice
- pay attentionTo attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.
- pay heedTo give attention; to heed.
- pick up what someone is putting downTo understand, pay attention to, or learn from what someone says or does.
- privy
- regard
- take heedTo pay attention.
- take noteTo pay attention; to take notice; to note.
- take noticeTo notice; to take note.
- attend archaic
- mind rare
- pass obsolete
Meaning of ostracize
- verb To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.
- verb To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.
ostracize in other languages
Questions about synonyms of ostracize
- What is another word for ostracize?
- Ostracize has 25 synonyms on Word.ws, such as blackball and disregard.
- What is the opposite of ostracize?
- The opposite of ostracize is mark.
- What does ostracize mean?
- Ostracize means to ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.
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