Synonyms of banishment

banishment

noun

as in expulsion

the forced removal from a homeland

when Romeo learns he has been sentenced to banishment, he claims it is worse than death because he will be separated from Juliet forever

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expulsion
• deportation
• exile
• displacement
• migration
• emigration
• dispersion
• expatriation
• relegation
• evacuation
• extradition
• diaspora
• ostracism
• ejection
• scattering
• transportation
• ouster
• ethnic cleansing
• dispossession

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• return
• immigration
• repatriation