Excluding vs Exclusive - What's the difference?
excluding | exclusive |
to the exclusion of; not including
(literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
(figuratively) Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or reknown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of celebrity, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
exclusionary
whole, undivided, entire
Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
(grammar) A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only'', ''solely'', or ''simply .
As a verb excluding
is present participle of lang=en.As a preposition excluding
is to the exclusion of; not including.As an adjective exclusive is
excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.As a noun exclusive is
information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.excluding
English
Verb
(head)Preposition
(English prepositions)- Our lucky free draw winner will be treated to dinner, bed and breakfast, but the holiday must be taken before December, 1991 (subject to availability and excluding bank holidays).
exclusive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Exclusive''' clubs tend to serve ' exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux.
- ''The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention.
Antonyms
* inclusive * non-exclusiveDerived terms
* exclusively * exclusiveness * exclusive or * exclusive right * exclusivity * mutually exclusiveNoun
(en noun)- ''The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially distastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature