The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SHUN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Ostracize crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHUN | 65 % | 4 |
| BLACKLIST | 13 % | 9 |
| SNUB | 9 % | 4 |
| BLACKBALL | 9 % | 9 |
| EXILE | 4 % | 5 |
Why may SHUN be the right solution?
"Shun" is the right answer because it means to persistently avoid, ignore, or reject someone. This matches the definition of "ostracize," which is to exclude someone from a group or society.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ostracize
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- blackball
- banish
- shun
- cast out
- ban
- ostracise
- stigmatize
- marginalize
- demonize
- vilify
- alienate
- excommunicate
Crossword Answer definitions
SHUN verb- To avoid, especially persistently.
- To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
- To screen, hide.
- To shove, push.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SHUN
- Avoid
- Deliberately avoid
- Keep away from
- Eschew
- Steer clear of
- Scrupulously avoid
- Blackball
- Treat with disdain, in a way
- Give the cold shoulder
- Cold-shoulder
More clues leading to the result BLACKLIST
- Ostracize
- Ostracize ... and what the first words of the answers to starred clues comprise
- Ban
- Relative of boycott.
- 74-Across's roster naming employers to be boycotted for unfair labor practices
- Secretly ban from employment
- *Ban
- {/Ban/}
- Bar in Hollywood
More clues leading to the result SNUB
- Rebuff
- Leave off the nominations
- Oscar ___ (the Academy's choice not to nominate a critically acclaimed work)
- Turn one's nose up
- Un-invite, maybe
- Slight
- Social insult
- Ignore contemptuously
- Affront
- High-hat
More clues leading to the result BLACKBALL
- Ostracize
- Vote against.
- Offspring song that will give a negative vote?
- Threat in a Ralph Ellison short story
- See 45-Across