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Exclusionary vs Excluded - What's the difference?

exclusionary | excluded |

As an adjective exclusionary

is acting to exclude something.

As a verb excluded is

past tense of exclude.

exclusionary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Acting to exclude something
  • Social groups are often exclusionary .

    Antonyms

    * inclusionary

    Derived terms

    * exclusionarily * exclusionary rule

    See also

    * exclusive

    excluded

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (exclude)

  • exclude

    English

    Verb

    (exclud)
  • To bar (someone) from entering; to keep out.
  • To expel; to put out.
  • to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs
  • (legal, of evidence) To refuse to accept as valid.
  • (medicine) To eliminate from diagnostic consideration.
  • Antonyms

    * include