Synonyms of ostracize

ostracize

verb

as in to criticize

to not allow (someone) to be included in a group; to exclude (someone) from a group

She was ostracized by the scientific community for many years because of her radical political beliefs.

The other girls ostracized her because of the way she dressed.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticize
• denounce
• attack
• condemn
• excommunicate
• blame
• hate
• disparage
• decry
• belittle
• fault
• censure
• blacklist
• deprecate
• scold
• diss
• anathematize
• knock
• convict
• chastise
• sentence
• pan
• reprehend
• damn
• execrate
• chide
• berate
• admonish
• doom
• dispraise
• slam
• castigate
• reprobate
• rebuke
• dis
• revile
• upbraid
• reprimand
• reproach
• blast
• reprove
• lambast
• detest
• rake
• loathe
• abhor
• vituperate
• curse
• lambaste
• imprecate
• abominate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• endorse
• sanction
• indorse
• exalt
• applaud
• commend
• glorify
• praise
• laud
• extol
• salute
• honor
• sanctify
• hail
• consecrate
• eulogize
• tout
• revere
• acclaim
• bless
• extoll
• venerate
• hallow

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of ostracize

Still ostracized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame. —Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2024

The racist trope claiming immigrants cook and serve household pets has been used to demean and ostracize migrants for more than a century. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2024

The most common reason is Fear: fear of not being believed, fear of retribution, fear of how others will react to you and treat you, fear of how the police will respond, fear of being ostracized, fear of being judged. —Patricia Fersch, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024

Robyn Brown's eldest daughters are opening up about feeling ostracized by their family. —Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024

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