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- Dictionaryexcluding/ɪkˈskluːdɪŋ/
preposition
- 1. not taking someone or something into account; except: "the holiday cost £180, excluding accommodation"
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to decide that something is not true or possible: exclude the possibility We can't exclude the possibility that he is dead. Fewer examples. It wasn't my intention to exclude her from the list - I just forgot her. Couples who are childless can feel excluded from the rest of society.
: to expel or bar especially from a place or position previously occupied. excluder noun. Synonyms. ban. bar. close out. count (out) debar. eliminate. except. freeze out. rule out. shut out. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
(Definition of excluding from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) excluding | American Dictionary. preposition. us / ɪkˈsklu·dɪŋ / Add to word list. not including; apart from: The aircraft carries 250 people, excluding the crew.
Excluding definition: excepting. See examples of EXCLUDING used in a sentence.
to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of. Synonyms: preclude, omit, except, prohibit, bar. Antonyms: include. to shut out from consideration, privilege, etc.: Employees and their relatives were excluded from participation in the contest. to expel and keep out; thrust out; eject: He was excluded from the club for infractions of the rules.
to decide that something is not true or possible: exclude the possibility We can't exclude the possibility that he is dead. Fewer examples. It wasn't my intention to exclude her from the list - I just forgot her. Couples who are childless can feel excluded from the rest of society.
You use excluding before mentioning a person or thing to show that you are not including them in your statement.
