exclusive
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- sole, absolute, complete, entire, full, total, undivided, whole
- limited, confined, peculiar, restricted, unique
- select, chic, cliquish, fashionable, posh (informal, chiefly Brit.), restricted, snobbish, up-market

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Antonyms: admissive, inclusive
Contrasted words: free, unlimited, unrestricted, unrestrictive, catholic, cosmopolitan, universal, common, familiar, ordinary, popular, vulgar, tasteless, frumpy, unfashionable, general, public, divided, partial
Related Words: barring, debarring, excluding, limitative, limiting, restrictive, preclusive, prohibitive, aristocratic, elite, preferred, privileged, tony, aloof, clannish, cliquey, cliquish, high-hat, snobbish, standoffish, individual, lone, only

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I. ex‧clu‧sive¹ AC /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/ adjective

1. available or belonging only to particular people, and not shared
exclusive access/rights/use etc
Our figure skating club has exclusive use of the rink on Mondays.
exclusive report/interview/coverage etc
Tune in to our exclusive coverage of Wimbledon.
exclusive to
This offer is exclusive to readers of ‘The Sun’.

2. exclusive places, organizations, clothes etc are so expensive that not many people can afford to use or buy them:
Bel Air is an exclusive suburb of Los Angeles.
an exclusive girls’ school

3. deliberately not allowing someone to do something or be part of a group:
a racially exclusive hiring policy

4. mutually exclusive if two things are mutually exclusive, you cannot have or do both of them:
Lesbianism and motherhood are not mutually exclusive.

5. exclusive of something not including something Antonym : inclusive of something:
Our prices are exclusive of sales tax.

6. concerned with only one thing Antonym : inclusive:
The committee’s exclusive focus will be to improve public transportation.
—exclusivity /ˌekskluːˈsɪvəti, ˌekskluːˈsɪvɪti/ (also exclusiveness) noun [uncountable]:
the exclusivity of private education

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II. exclusive² noun [countable]
an important or exciting story that is printed in only one newspaper, because that newspaper was the first to find out about it:
a New York Post exclusive about the Kennedy marriage

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exclusive
adj.
I. belonging to/used by only one person/group
VERBS be
ADV. almost the course's almost exclusive concentration on grammar
not necessarily The recording deal is not necessarily exclusive. The band can record material for other companies as well.
PREP. to These products are exclusive to our shops.

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exclusive
II. not welcoming to everyone
VERBS be | become | remain | keep sth The owners of the golf club are determined to keep it exclusive.
ADV. very | quite, rather, somewhat a somewhat exclusive venue
necessarily The school is expensive and necessarily exclusive.
racially, socially

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exclusive
III. not able to exist/be true at the same time
VERBS be
ADV. mutually The two options are not mutually exclusive (= you can have them both).

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exclusive

the exclusive rights to something
BSkyB had exclusive rights to all the live matches.
exclusive access to something
Regulations prohibit anyone having exclusive access to the data.
the exclusive use of something
We had exclusive use of the house while he was away.
an exclusive report/interview/picture (=appearing in only one newspaper or magazine)
The newspaper featured exclusive pictures of the couple’s new baby.
exclusive coverage (=by only one newspaper or TV channel)
You can watch exclusive coverage of all the matches on BBC1.
an exclusive deal/contract (=one that says that no other person or company can do the same job)
Our firm has an exclusive contract to handle the company’s legal affairs.
an exclusive club (=only open to particular people)
Unfortunately, I’m not a member of the exclusive club of millionaires.
an exclusive suburb/area
They live in an exclusive suburb on the north side of the city.
an exclusive neighbourhood British English, an exclusive neighborhood AmE:
Some of these kids are from the most exclusive neighbourhoods.
an exclusive hotel
With its marble columns and crystal chandeliers, the Crillon is one of the most exclusive hotels in Paris.
an exclusive school
Marjorie went to an exclusive girls’ school.
an exclusive shop (also an exclusive store American English)
I walked along Bond Street, past all the exclusive shops.

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