OUST Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

Q: How does the verb 'oust' contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of oust are eject , evict , and expel . While all these words mean "to drive or force out," oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion. // police ousted the squatters

Q: When would 'eject' be a good substitute for 'oust'?

The words eject and oust can be used in similar contexts, but eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action. // ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar

Q: In what contexts can 'evict' take the place of 'oust'?

The synonyms evict and oust are sometimes interchangeable, but evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home. // evicted for nonpayment of rent

Q: When might 'expel' be a better fit than 'oust'?

While the synonyms expel and oust are close in meaning, expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical. // a student expelled from college

oust

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ˈau̇st

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as in to eject

to drive or force out she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd been pilfering company supplies

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as in to depose

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) the people finally rose up and ousted the corrupt dictator

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as in to evict

to end the occupancy or possession of the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building

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How does the verb oust contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of oust are eject, evict, and expel. While all these words mean "to drive or force out," oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion.

police ousted the squatters

When would eject be a good substitute for oust?

The words eject and oust can be used in similar contexts, but eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action.

ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar

In what contexts can evict take the place of oust?

The synonyms evict and oust are sometimes interchangeable, but evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home.

evicted for nonpayment of rent

When might expel be a better fit than oust?

While the synonyms expel and oust are close in meaning, expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical.

a student expelled from college

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Recent Examples of oust Members of two of the Environmental Protection Agency’s most influential advisory committees, tasked with providing independent scientific guidance to the head of the agency, found out Tuesday evening that they had been ousted. —

Chrissa McFarlane, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025 Asset manager seeks to quash US Steel-Nippon deal after taking stake in US steelmaker An asset manager is seeking to quash Nippon Steel’s takeover of U.S. Steel and oust the leadership of the U.S. steelmaker after taking a stake in the company. —

Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025 Boston Rob’s big move of ousting Bob the Drag Queen worked like a charm, but in Thursday’s episode of The Traitors, the size of his own target grows exponentially. —

Nick Caruso, TVLine, 23 Jan. 2025 President Donald Trump's top advisers have discussed ousting independent watchdogs -- known as inspectors general -- at multiple federal agencies, sources familiar with the conversations tell ABC News. —

Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for oust

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Love and Freeman were ejected, but as the dust continued to settle between both teams, ASU head coach Bobby Hurley ordered all the players on his bench to go to the locker room.

— Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
Northern lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, are caused by magnetic storms triggered by solar activity, like solar flares (explosions on the sun) or coronal mass ejections (ejected gas bubbles).

— Skyler Caruso, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025