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Detailed Synonyms for rule out in English

rule out:

to rule out verbe (rules out, ruled out, ruling out)

  1. to rule out
    to exclude; to preclude; to rule out; to alienate; to shut out; to debar; to except; to except from
    • exclude verbe (excludes, excluded, excluding)
    • preclude verbe (precludes, precluded, precluding)
    • rule out verbe (rules out, ruled out, ruling out)
    • alienate verbe (alienates, alienated, alienating)
    • shut out verbe (shuts out, shut out, shutting out)
    • debar verbe (debars, debarred, debarring)
    • except verbe (excepts, excepted, excepting)
    • except from verbe (excepts from, excepted from, excepting from)
  2. to rule out
    to preclude; to disqualify; to rule out
    • preclude verbe (precludes, precluded, precluding)
    • disqualify verbe (disqualifies, disqualified, disqualifying)
    • rule out verbe (rules out, ruled out, ruling out)
  3. to rule out
    – dismiss from consideration or a contest 1
    to reject; to eliminate; to rule out; winnow out
    – dismiss from consideration or a contest 1
    • reject verbe (rejects, rejected, rejecting)
    • eliminate verbe (eliminates, eliminated, eliminating)
      • This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration1
    • rule out verbe (rules out, ruled out, ruling out)
    • winnow out verbe
  4. to rule out
    – include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules 1
    to rule out; rule in
    – include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules 1
  5. to rule out
    – make impossible, especially beforehand 1
    to preclude; to rule out; close out
    – make impossible, especially beforehand 1

Conjugations for rule out:

present
  1. rule out
  2. rule out
  3. rules out
  4. rule out
  5. rule out
  6. rule out
simple past
  1. ruled out
  2. ruled out
  3. ruled out
  4. ruled out
  5. ruled out
  6. ruled out
present perfect
  1. have ruled out
  2. have ruled out
  3. has ruled out
  4. have ruled out
  5. have ruled out
  6. have ruled out
past continuous
  1. was ruling out
  2. were ruling out
  3. was ruling out
  4. were ruling out
  5. were ruling out
  6. were ruling out
future
  1. shall rule out
  2. will rule out
  3. will rule out
  4. shall rule out
  5. will rule out
  6. will rule out
continuous present
  1. am ruling out
  2. are ruling out
  3. is ruling out
  4. are ruling out
  5. are ruling out
  6. are ruling out
subjunctive
  1. be ruled out
  2. be ruled out
  3. be ruled out
  4. be ruled out
  5. be ruled out
  6. be ruled out
diverse
  1. rule out!
  2. let's rule out!
  3. ruled out
  4. ruling out
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "rule out":


Related Definitions for "rule out":

  1. dismiss from consideration or a contest1
  2. include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules1
  3. make impossible, especially beforehand1

Related Synonyms for rule out