COUNTING (OUT) Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

counting (out)

verb

present participle of count (out)

as in excluding

to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of I don't feel well, so count me out for the party tonight

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At one point, excluding the end of the second quarter, the Ducks turned the ball over on six out of nine drives.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
China’s total debt-to-GDP ratio, excluding the financial sector, doubled since 2010 and has now topped 300%, Capital Economics estimated earlier this year.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of excluding

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In April 2022, Congress passed the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act, banning imports of Russian energy products.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
No consensus on what counts as a weapon International efforts to negotiate a new framework banning all weapons in space have stalled because there is no agreement on what counts as a space weapon, among other things, according to Samson.

— Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of banning

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In forensic parlance, a diagnosis of exclusion is one reached by ruling out other plausible causes; drowning can be challenging to prove, because often there’s no telltale sign that one occurred.

— Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Additional checkpoints may help identify gaps or inconsistencies, ruling out the bad actors.

— John Bou, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of ruling out

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The Giants were shutting out the Titans, 12-0, at the start of Sunday’s fourth quarter.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Cypress Creek ended the state’s longest winless streak in a big way, shutting out Lake Buena Vista 32-0 to stop the Bears’ skid at 35 consecutive losses.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of shutting out

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Pluto's atmosphere appears to be freezing out as the dwarf planet moves ever further away from the sun, according to careful observations of Pluto astronomers made as it was seen passing in front of stars in the sky.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The Democratic Party’s nightmare scenario would involve both Republican candidates advancing to November’s general election, freezing out Democrats from the governor’s office for the first time since 2011.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026

Definition of freezing out

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By eliminating the Braves without needing the full five games, the Dodgers afforded themselves three days off, rather than one, before the league championship series.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Consistently blowing past the treat line doesn’t automatically mean eliminating the category.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of eliminating

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Shortly after the Pyles filed their lawsuit last year, the judge in the case signed a temporary injunction barring further construction on the office’s upper floor.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
Israel had threatened to shut the facility down completely in a dispute over British sanctions barring the import of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

— Dov Lieber, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of barring

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