Vocabulary
Exclusion
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the process of excluding or the state of being excluded.
Urdu meaning
اخراج، خارج شدگی، مستثنیٰ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The goal should not be exclusion, but inclusion.This does not mean all wealth should be accepted without question.
Dawn Editorials —
Rethinking black money
— 2026-04-22
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Refugees and migrants face mass deportations and discriminatory policies.Women and minorities face violence and legal exclusion.
Dawn Editorials —
Rights at risk
— 2026-04-22
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When nearly a third of the population lives below the poverty line, the issue is no longer short-term volatility but structural exclusion.
Dawn Editorials —
The missing take-off
— 2026-04-04
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Their needs are rarely considered in emergency response and disaster management, leaving them disproportionately vulnerable to abuse and neglect, including violence, sexual assault and deliberate exclusion from support and safety measures.
Dawn Editorials —
Autism and war
— 2026-04-02
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Attracted to protests, they shuttled between nationalist and religious fervour, narrowing the gap between tribalism and modernism.The merger was the right step from exclusion to inclusion.
Dawn Editorials —
Ending exclusion
— 2026-03-28
Synonyms
barring, debarment, keeping out, debarring, banning, disbarring, prohibition, ban,
Antonyms
acceptance, inclusion, admission,
Curator example
“he had a hand in my exclusion from the committee”
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