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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ostracize

My year began with the delightful discovery of Saya Gray’s QWERTY II, a record that flickers with glitchy textures and plays with song structure without ostracizing the listener. —Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024

Superman, already pushed aside in the follow-up to his franchise launch, was further ostracized by a studio convinced nobody wanted more Superman. —Mark Hughes, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024

Immediately ostracized by the students for her green pigmentation, Elphaba explodes with fury when her sister is abruptly removed from her care. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024

Individuals who disrupted this harmony—by standing out or appearing dominant—were often ostracized. —Mark Travers, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025

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