Meaning & use
exclusive
Limited to a particular person or group, and not shared or open to everyone else.
See it in a sentence
The magazine landed an exclusive interview with the reclusive author.
Membership at the club is exclusive and requires an invitation from an existing member.
A note on using this word
Exclusive can describe access limited by privilege, as with a club, or content unavailable anywhere else, as with an exclusive news story.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
inclusive
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