excludes

VERB

expel, forbid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ban bar block boycott eliminate ignore omit ostracize preclude prevent prohibit refuse reject remove rule out suspend

STRONG

bate blackball blacklist bounce debar disallow eject embargo evict except interdict obviate occlude oust proscribe repudiate sideline veto

WEAK

close out count out drive out estop force out get rid of keep out leave out lock out pass over put out refuse admittance set aside shut out shut the door on throw out ward off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept add allow approve choose include keep let go open permit ratify sanction support welcome

STRONG

admit help take in

WEAK

incorporate take on

Example Sentences

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excludes

Not long after Waller’s comments, the Labor Department’s consumer-price index data showed that core inflation, which excludes food and energy prices, came in stronger than expected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

According to the report, adjusted operating income excludes stock-based compensation, which is not unusual for technology companies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

The core inflation metric excludes food and energy prices.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Statistics Canada’s wholesale measure excludes petroleum and oilseed and grain sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The clay hypothesis hardly excludes life on Mars, but it certainly carries us far enough to say that there is no compelling evidence for microbiology on Mars.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan