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blackballed

ADJECTIVE
ostracized
Synonyms
STRONG
ignored shunned
ADJECTIVE
undesired
Synonyms
WEAK
disagreeable displeasing distasteful exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible left out in cold lousy not in the picture objectionable obnoxious rejected repellent shut out thankless unacceptable unasked undesirable uninvited unpleasant unpopular unsought unwanted unwished-for
ADJECTIVE
uninvited
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rejected unsolicited unwelcome
WEAK
excluded inadmissible left out in the cold not in the picture not wanted shut out unasked undesired unpopular
ADJECTIVE
unwelcome
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disagreeable distasteful objectionable obnoxious unacceptable undesirable uninvited unpleasant unwanted
WEAK
displeasing exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible left out in cold lousy not in the picture rejected repellent shut out thankless unasked unpopular unsought unwished-for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
acceptable agreeable delightful desirable good nice pleasant pleasing welcome
WEAK
wanted
ADJECTIVE
unwished-for
Synonyms
WEAK
disagreeable displeasing distasteful exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible left out in cold lousy not in the picture objectionable obnoxious rejected repellent shut out thankless unacceptable unasked undesirable undesired uninvited unpleasant unpopular unsought unwanted
NOUN
inhospitableness
Synonyms
STRONG
inhospitality repellent undesirable ungraciousness
WEAK
disagreeable displeasing distasteful exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible left out in cold lousy not in the picture objectionable obnoxious rejected shut out thankless unacceptable unasked uninvited unpleasant unpopular unreceptiveness unsought unwanted unwelcomeness unwished-for
NOUN
inhospitality
Synonyms
STRONG
inhospitableness repellent undesirable ungraciousness
WEAK
disagreeable displeasing distasteful exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible left out in cold lousy not in the picture objectionable obnoxious rejected shut out thankless unacceptable unasked uninvited unpleasant unpopular unreceptiveness unsought unwanted unwelcomeness unwished-for
NOUN
ungraciousness
Synonyms
STRONG
inhospitableness inhospitality repellent undesirable
WEAK
disagreeable displeasing distasteful exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible left out in cold lousy not in the picture objectionable obnoxious rejected shut out thankless unacceptable unasked uninvited unpleasant unpopular unreceptiveness unsought unwanted unwelcomeness unwished-for
NOUN
unreceptiveness
Synonyms
WEAK
disagreeable displeasing distasteful exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible inhospitableness inhospitality left out in cold lousy not in the picture objectionable obnoxious rejected repellent shut out thankless unacceptable unasked undesirable ungraciousness uninvited unpleasant unpopular unsought unwanted unwelcomeness unwished-for
NOUN
unwelcomeness
Synonyms
WEAK
disagreeable displeasing distasteful exceptionable excess baggage excluded ill-favored inadmissible inhospitableness inhospitality left out in cold lousy not in the picture objectionable obnoxious rejected repellent shut out thankless unacceptable unasked undesirable ungraciousness uninvited unpleasant unpopular unreceptiveness unsought unwanted unwished-for

Example Sentences

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In an unpublished article titled “Das Kannibal,” Mitchell wrote angrily about being blackballed for speaking out against the war.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

Then again, maybe that’s a popcorn kernel for critics and other nerds, like another episode’s throwaway line from a former journalist who says she got blackballed for sucker-punching Rex Reed.

From Salon • May 8, 2025

“I’d been counted out and blackballed, and now it’s happening just like I told y’all,” Peysoh said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

She also said he had subsequently "blackballed" her in the modelling world.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024

If he’s not careful, he’ll be blackballed by his state medical association and kept out of the hospitals.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller