exclusive
Other forms: exclusives
Exclusive means with limited access. The only way you might get reservations at one of the most exclusive restaurants in Los Angeles is to become friends with the maitre d', or become famous.
By its nature, something that is exclusive leaves people out, or excludes them. You would think this was a bad thing, since excluding people is not very nice, but by being exclusive, things like clubs, restaurants, and resorts become all the more desirable. Exclusive can also mean sole or only: The company became the exclusive soda vendor at the new stadium. The local newspaper got an exclusive interview and broke the news.
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excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority“exclusive clubs”
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synonyms:
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alone, only
exclusive of anyone or anything else
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inner
exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence
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inner, inside, privileged
confined to an exclusive group
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selective
characterized by very careful or fastidious selection
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white-shoe
denoting a company or law firm owned and run by members of the WASP elite who are generally conservative
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antonyms:
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inclusive
including much or everything; and especially including stated limits
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comprehensive
broad in scope
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alone, only
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not divided or shared with others
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not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective“gained their exclusive attention”
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concentrated
gathered together or made less diffuse
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concentrated
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a news report that is reported first by one news organization
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Vocabulary lists containing exclusive
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The Constitution is, quite simply, the basis of all American democracy. The document details what the branches of government must do, are entitled to do, and what they cannot do. Abraham Lincoln said: "Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties." In addition to cherishing the Constitution as the tangible basis of all our rights and laws, there is always a lot of controversy in political circles about what is and isn't "constitutional," so it is important to be familiar with what the actual document says to be able to evaluate those claims. The entire document can be read here.
Open your mind and practice this list of words derived from the Latin roots clud and clus, meaning "shut, enclose, or confine."