Synonyms for rule out

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1. preclude, rule out, close out(verb)

   make impossible, especially beforehand

   Synonyms:
   forbid, rule in, preclude, winnow out, prevent, forestall, eliminate, foreclose, close out, reject

2. rule out, rule in(verb)

   include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules

   Synonyms:
   close out, winnow out, eliminate, reject, preclude, rule in

3. rule out, eliminate, winnow out, reject(verb)

   dismiss from consideration or a contest

   "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"

   Synonyms:
   freeze off, reject, excrete, wipe out, decline, scorn, obviate, decimate, get rid of, winnow out, carry off, egest, spurn, pass up, rule in, annihilate, extinguish, pooh-pooh, turn away, eliminate, disapprove, disdain, rid of, pass, close out, refuse, do away with, resist, turn down, preclude, eradicate

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1. rule out(verb)

   Synonyms:
   reject, eliminate

   Antonyms:
   rule in, allow, consider

2. rule out(verb)

   To cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.

   Synonyms:
   reject, eliminate

   Antonyms:
   allow, rule in, consider

3. rule out(verb)

   To reject an option from a list of possibilities.

   As John Doe had an alibi, the police were able to rule him out as a suspect.

   Synonyms:
   eliminate, reject

   Antonyms:
   rule in, consider, allow

4. rule out(verb)

   To make something impossible.

   The constant rain ruled out any chance of a game of tennis.

   Synonyms:
   eliminate, reject

   Antonyms:
   consider, rule in, allow

5. rule out(verb)

   to disallow

   Synonyms:
   eliminate, reject

   Antonyms:
   allow, consider, rule in

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