precluded

[ pri-kloo-did ]

adjective

1. prevented or made impossible; disallowed or ruled out:

   A company can "fairly dismiss" an employee without giving a reason, so long as the position does not fall into a precluded category under the law.

2. (of a person) excluded or debarred; shut out:

   Literature by people of other races and cultures allows us to listen to these previously precluded voices of difference.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of preclude ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·pre·clud·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of precluded¹

preclude ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Neither deal necessarily precludes Morey from building a trade package for James Harden, the Houston Rockets’ disgruntled superstar, around Simmons.

From Washington Post

Nationals bring back utility player Josh Harrison, hitting coach Kevin LongNone of this precludes the Nationals from negotiating with Eaton, Kendrick, Sánchez or Thames in the coming weeks and months.

From Washington Post

None of this precludes lone wolf scenarios — where one or two troublemakers show up intent on intimidation.

From FiveThirtyEight

Because dressing fashionably often precludes bulk, base layers, particularly on the bottom half of your body, may be your best chance to add warmth.

From Outside Online

Taking decisive action to protect people from the virus shouldn’t preclude careful consideration about technological deployment, especially when there are well-known problems with the technology in question.

From MIT Technology Review

The warrants too often precluded the clients from securing shelter and services, and access to job programs.

From The Daily Beast

He's right that it's "ridiculous" to assume that his poundage precluded a race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

From The Daily Beast

It would have gotten him off the street, and nothing would have precluded the state police from further investigation.

From The Daily Beast

Her refusal to just say she did it precluded her from simply saying she was sorry she did it, and she was twice denied clemency.

From The Daily Beast

His tone precluded questions and run she did with the manager on her right.

From The Daily Beast

Even Ellen forgot to sniff, and all set to with a vigor that rather precluded conversation.

From Project Gutenberg

Were the King and Privy Council to be precluded from inquiring into such complaints?

From Project Gutenberg

This disturbed him most, he was surprised to find, because it precluded his going forth in search of food.

From Project Gutenberg

Barnstable precluded any reply, by bowing to his captive, and turning away to superintend the management of his vessels.

From Project Gutenberg

The lightness of his army's equipment precluded the possibility of pursuit; its strength secured it an almost undisputed passage.

From Project Gutenberg