Synonyms for ostracism
ˈɒs trəˌsɪz əmos·tracism

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1. ostracism

   Synonyms:
   banishment, expulsion, blackball

   Antonyms:
   admittance, enlistment, out voting

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1. banishment, ostracism, Coventrynoun

   the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)

   "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry"

   Synonyms:
   proscription, banishment

2. ostracismnoun

   the act of excluding someone from society by general consent

   Synonyms:
   banishment

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1. • Ejection

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1. ostracismnoun

   Synonyms:
   banishment, expulsion, exclusion, excommunication

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1. List of paraphrases for "ostracism":

   stigmatization, stigma, exclusion, untouchability

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1. William Barr:

   One of the ironies, as some have observed, is that the secular project has itself become a religion, pursued with religious fervor. It is taking on all the trappings of a religion – including inquisitions and excommunication. Those who defy the creed risk a figurative burning at the stake – social, educational, and professional ostracism and exclusion waged through lawsuits and savage social media campaigns.

2. Lewis Lapham:

   Except in a few well-publicized instances (enough to lend credence to the iconography painted on the walls of the media), the rigorous practice of rugged individualism usually leads to poverty, ostracism and disgrace. The rugged individualist is too often mistaken for the misfit, the maverick, the spoilsport, the sore thumb.

3. Yuval Steinitz:

   I recommend fighting terrorist and extremist Islam, but I would not declare a boycott of, ostracism against or war on Muslims in general, we in the state of Israel have many Muslim citizens who are loyal.