The word excommunicated means to be removed or banned from a group, organization or religion. The antonyms or opposites of excommunicated would be acceptance, inclusion, embrace or welcome. If someone is excommunicated, they are cut off from the community they were once a part of. Being welcomed back into the fold would be the opposite of being excommunicated. In some cases, forgiveness, restoration, and readmission may also serve as the antonyms of excommunication. With these words, it denotes that the person who was previously excluded from the community is now accepted and welcomed once again.