shutting out

verb

Definition of shutting outnext
present participle of shut out
as in excluding
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of local residents feel that they have been shut out of the debate for expanding the airport

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutting out
  1. excluding
  2. eliminating
  3. preventing
Verb
  • They are filled mostly with experts from academia, government and civil society groups, as well as student representatives, and are excluding political parties from their initial work.
    Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Hiring has slowed to its lowest rate since 2013, excluding the early days of the pandemic.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of excluding
Verb
  • However, because there are benefits to daytime naps, eliminating them may not be suitable for everyone.
    Mill Etienne, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Other schools are eliminating tuition altogether for students based on their income level.
    Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of eliminating
Verb
  • Here’s what the panel found—plus what doctors who treat aging patients actually suggest for preventing falls and fractures.
    Korin Miller, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And the notion of giving raw milk to any of them for the purpose of preventing things like asthma or any other reason is misguided.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of preventing
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near shutting out

shutting off

shutting out

shutting up

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Shutting out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutting%20out. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

Point of View: It's Personal

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
naughty or nice
Are you naughty or nice? Quiz He's making a quiz, and checking it twice...