# Exclude words or phrases from search results

**URL:** <https://discussion.listary.com/t/exclude-words-or-phrases-from-search-results/3450>\
**Category:** Archived\
**Created:** [April 27, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/exclude-words-or-phrases-from-search-results/3450 "2017-04-27T03:17:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Symbiote](https://discussion.listary.com/user_avatar/discussion.listary.com/symbiote/32/713_2.png) [@Symbiote](https://discussion.listary.com/u/Symbiote)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/exclude-words-or-phrases-from-search-results/3450/1 "2017-04-27T03:17:05Z")

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I’d like to exclude certain words or phrases from a search using a minus character, like in Google Search.

For example, if searching for `example` gives these results:

- Example Image 1.png
- Example Image 2.png
- Example Video 1.mkv
- Example Video 2.mkv
- Example Document 1.txt
- Example Document 2.txt

Then searching for `example -video` would give this:

- Example Image 1.png
- Example Image 2.png
- Example Document 1.txt
- Example Document 2.txt

And searching for `example -2` would give this:

- Example Image 1.png
- Example Video 1.mkv
- Example Document 1.txt

* * *

Or if these were the unfiltered results:

- Example Old Image.png
- Example Old Doc.txt
- Example New Image.png
- Example New Doc.txt

Then searching for `example -"old doc"` would give this:

- Example Old Image.png
- Example New Image.png
- Example New Doc.txt

(By the way, huge thanks for Listary. I use it every day and have convinced a couple coworkers to buy it as well. Their reactions: “20 bucks well spent” and “listary has revolutionized my life”. 😌)

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**Author:** ![Channing](https://discussion.listary.com/user_avatar/discussion.listary.com/channing/32/5497_2.png) [@Channing](https://discussion.listary.com/u/Channing)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 6:00am UTC](https://discussion.listary.com/t/exclude-words-or-phrases-from-search-results/3450/2 "2017-04-27T06:00:44Z")

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This feature along with other search syntax enhancements are already on my to-do list. They will be shipped in Listary 6.

> [@Symbiote](#):
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> (By the way, huge thanks for Listary. I use it every day and have convinced a couple coworkers to buy it as well. Their reactions: “20 bucks well spent” and “listary has revolutionized my life”. 😌)

Thank you very much for spreading the word 🎉!