Synonyms of ousts

ousts

verb

present tense third-person singular of oust

1

as in ejects

to drive or force out

she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd been pilfering company supplies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ejects
• dismisses
• banishes
• chases
• outs
• expels
• evicts
• removes
• routs
• extrudes
• boots (out)
• casts out
• kicks out
• turns out
• bounces
• runs off
• drums (out)
• sacks
• turfs (out)
• fires
• throws out
• dispossesses
• ostracizes
• deports
• displaces
• gives one the gate
• sends packing
• retires
• exiles
• shuts out
• terminates
• reads out
• expatriates
• deforces
• axes
• discharges
• cans
• releases
• defenestrates
• pink-slips
• musters out
• cashiers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receives
• takes
• accepts
• admits
• welcomes
• takes in
• shelters
• harbors
• houses
• entertains
• lodges

2

as in deposes

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)

the people finally rose up and ousted the corrupt dictator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deposes
• topples
• dismisses
• dethrones
• deprives
• unseats
• sacks
• banishes
• displaces
• unmakes
• removes
• fires
• usurps
• uncrowns
• ejects
• retires
• defrocks
• supplants
• overthrows
• unthrones
• expels
• subverts
• cans
• chases
• routs
• boots (out)
• extrudes
• discharges
• casts out
• musters out
• runs off
• drums (out)
• bounces
• cashiers
• throws out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• initiates
• crowns
• elects
• installs
• appoints
• invests
• inaugurates
• enthrones
• baptizes
• designates
• inducts
• thrones
• instates

3

as in evicts

to end the occupancy or possession of

the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evicts
• deprives
• dispossesses
• divests
• expropriates
• strips
• usurps
• disinherits
• bereaves
• appropriates
• deforces
• impounds
• commandeers
• seizes
• annexes
• disfurnishes
• takes over