exclusive

[ik-skloo-siv, -ziv] / ɪkˈsklu sɪv, -zɪv /

ADJECTIVE

unshared, restricted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolute chic exclusionary fashionable licensed limited posh private privileged restrictive ritzy segregated sole swank unique

STRONG

choice chosen entire full independent narrow particular single total whole

WEAK

aloof aristocratic circumscribed clannish classy cliquish closed complete confined country club discriminative elegant exclusory only peculiar preferential prohibitive select selfish snobbish socially correct undivided upper crust

Antonyms

STRONGEST

old-fashioned open poor public unfashionable

STRONG

incomplete inferior part partial

WEAK

divided shared unlimited unrestricted

Example Sentences

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It relies on selling highly exclusive cars - a strategy that has helped to shield Ferrari from much of the pressure faced by rivals.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Barbera points to three things that might explain today’s disconnect, none of which is entirely exclusive of one another.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

It helps that private markets are no longer the exclusive province of venture-capital firms.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Granted, in the talk-variety host Hall of Fame, the Letterman wing is extremely exclusive.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Along with most of the Virginia dynasty, however, his ascent into the revolutionary elite was not the exclusive function of talent and virtue.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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