/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of shut out Find synonyms for: Noun1. shutout, skunk, defeat, lickingusage: a defeat in a game where one side fails to scoreVerb1. exclude, keep out, shut out, shut, prevent, keepusage: prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language