Exclusive

Quick meaning: Exclusive is an adjective meaning (literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.

Meaning

(literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only.
2. Exclusionary.
3. Whole, undivided, entire.
4. (linguistics) Of or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when excluding the person being addressed.
5. (of two people in a romantic or sexual relationship) Having a romantic or sexual relationship with one another, to the exclusion of others.
6. Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
7. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of social status, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.

Example Sentences

They decided to no longer be exclusive.

The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention.

The exclusives at the English Universities apply the term CAD to all non-members.

The pronoun in "We're going to a party later, but you aren't invited" is an exclusive "we".

Word Forms

• exclusives

Synonyms for exclusive

Depending on context, synonyms include sole, concentrated, only, single, privileged, scoop.

Antonyms for exclusive

Common opposites include inclusive, non-exclusive.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sole, alone, only, single, inner, undivided.

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