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  • 1. blackball
  • Rhymes with Blackball
  • 2. blackball
  • 3. blackball
  • Blackball in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. blackball
  • Rhymes with Blackball
  • 2. blackball
  • 3. blackball
  • Blackball in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms

1. blackball

verb. ['ˈblækˌbɔl'] vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent.

Synonyms

  • veto
  • contradict
  • vote
  • vote down
  • negative
  • vote out
  • kill
  • defeat
  • controvert
  • shoot down

Antonyms

  • allow
  • powerlessness
  • prove
  • validate

Rhymes with Blackball

  • trackball

2. blackball

noun. ['ˈblækˌbɔl'] the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto.

Synonyms

  • riddance
  • ejection
  • barring
  • expulsion

Antonyms

  • refrain
  • decriminalise
  • legalize
  • permit

3. blackball

verb. ['ˈblækˌbɔl'] expel from a community or group.

Synonyms

  • throw out
  • shun
  • kick out
  • ban
  • expel
  • ostracize
  • cast out
  • ostracise

Antonyms

  • affirm
  • agree
  • admit
  • conform

Sentences with blackball


1. Verb, base form
This type of person might talk poorly to former colleagues, say negative things about you through industry organizations or trade groups, or attempt to blackball you with clients and vendors by spreading false and misleading information.

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