exclusive

[ ik-skloo-siv, -ziv ]

/ ɪkˈsklu sɪv, -zɪv /

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adjective

not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.

omitting from consideration or account (often followed by of): a profit of ten percent, exclusive of taxes.

limited to the object or objects designated: exclusive attention to business.

shutting out all others from a part or share: an exclusive right to film the novel.

fashionable; stylish: to patronize only the most exclusive clothing designers.

charging comparatively high prices; expensive: exclusive shops.

noting that in which no others have a share: exclusive information.

single or sole: the exclusive means of communication between two places.

disposed to resist the admission of outsiders to association, intimacy, etc.: an exclusive circle of intimate friends.

admitting only members of a socially restricted or very carefully selected group: an exclusive club.

excluding or tending to exclude or prohibit, as from use or possession: exclusive laws; exclusive restrictions on use of the property.

Grammar. (of the first person plural) not including the person or persons spoken to, as we in We'll see you later. Compare inclusive(def 4).

noun

Journalism. a piece of news, or the reporting of a piece of news, obtained by a newspaper or other news organization, along with the privilege of using it first.

an exclusive right or privilege: to have an exclusive on providing fuel oil to the area.

Origin of exclusive

1400–50; 1900–05 for def 13; late Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin exclūsīvus. See exclusion, -ive

SYNONYMS FOR exclusive

9 select, narrow, clannish, snobbish, restrictive, cliquish, illiberal.

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ANTONYMS FOR exclusive

2 inclusive.

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OTHER WORDS FROM exclusive

ex·clu·sive·ly, adverb ex·clu·sive·ness, ex·clu·siv·i·ty

[eks-kloo-siv-i-tee] /ˌɛks kluˈsɪv ɪ ti/, noun non·ex·clu·sive, adjective pre·ex·clu·sive, adjective

pre·ex·clu·sive·ly, adverb sem·i·ex·clu·sive, adjective sem·i·ex·clu·sive·ly, adverb sem·i·ex·clu·sive·ness, noun ul·tra·ex·clu·sive, adjective ul·tra·ex·clu·sive·ly, adverb ul·tra·ex·clu·sive·ness, noun un·ex·clu·sive, adjective un·ex·clu·sive·ly, adverb un·ex·clu·sive·ness, noun

Words nearby exclusive

exclusion clause, exclusion principle, exclusionary rule, exclusionism, exclusionist, exclusive, exclusive brethren, exclusive disjunction, exclusive economic zone, exclusive or, exclusive or circuit

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nonexclusive

/ (ˌnɒnɪksˈkluːsɪv) /

adjective

not belonging to a particular individual or group a nonexclusive deal

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exclusive

/ (ɪkˈskluːsɪv) /

adjective

excluding all else; rejecting other considerations, possibilities, events, etc an exclusive preoccupation with money

belonging to a particular individual or group and to no other; not shared exclusive rights; an exclusive story

belonging to or catering for a privileged minority, esp a fashionable clique an exclusive restaurant

(postpositive foll by to) limited (to); found only (in) this model is exclusive to Harrods

single; unique; only the exclusive means of transport on the island was the bicycle

separate and incompatible mutually exclusive principles

(immediately postpositive) not including the numbers, dates, letters, etc, mentioned 1980–84 exclusive

(postpositive foll by of) except (for); not taking account (of) exclusive of bonus payments, you will earn this amount

commerce (of a contract, agreement, etc) binding the parties to do business only with each other with respect to a class of goods or services

logic (of a disjunction) true if only one rather than both of its component propositions is true Compare inclusive (def. 5)

noun

an exclusive story; a story reported in only one newspaper

Derived forms of exclusive

exclusively, adverb exclusivity (ˌɛkskluːˈsɪvɪtɪ) or exclusiveness, noun

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