oust
verb
transitive verb
R. V. Williams
Synonyms
- banish
- boot (out)
- bounce
- cast out
- chase
- dismiss
- drum (out)
- eject
- expel
- extrude
- kick out
- out
- rout
- run off
- throw out
- turf (out) [chiefly British]
- turn out
Example Sentences
Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 13 June 2022 It was called by rebel lawmakers from his ruling conservative party who wanted to oust him as leader. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 7 June 2022 The dramatic episode was the latest in an escalating dispute between Mr. Khan and parliament, after defectors within his own party and a minor coalition partner joined the opposition and attempted to oust him from power. Jonathan Landay And Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2022 That prompted a backlash from other Republican leaders, who swiftly moved to oust her and install Ms. Stefanik in her place. New York Times, 27 Mar. 2022 Since his ouster, Khan has alleged — without providing evidence — that Pakistan’s powerful military took part in a U.S. plot to oust him. Munir Ahmed, ajc, 25 Aug. 2022 Khan alleged without providing evidence that the Pakistani military took part in a U.S. plot to oust him. Munir Ahmed, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2022 Khan alleged without providing evidence that the Pakistani military took part in a US plot to oust him. Munir Ahmed, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Jenkins has faced scrutiny for presenting herself as a volunteer for the recall effort that booted Boudin from office, while accepting more than $100,000 in consulting fees from organizations linked to the campaign to oust him. Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Middle English, from Anglo-French oster, ouster to take off, remove, oust, from Late Latin obstare to ward off, from Latin, to stand in the way, from ob- in the way + stare to stand — more at ob-, stand
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- eject
- banish
- dismiss
- out
- chase
- expel
- evict
- remove
- sack
- rout
- cast out
- extrude
- kick out
- run off
- throw out
- dispossess
- fire
- turn out
- bounce
- deport
- ostracize
- displace
- send packing
- give one the gate
- turf (out)
- exile
- shut out
- drum (out)
- boot (out)
- terminate
- deforce
- can
- read out
- expatriate
- retire
- discharge
- release
- ax
- defenestrate
- muster out
- pink-slip
- cashier
- axe
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- take
- accept
- receive
- admit
- take in
- entertain
- welcome
- shelter
- house
- harbor
- lodge
Synonyms & Similar Words
- depose
- topple
- unseat
- dethrone
- sack
- dismiss
- deprive
- unmake
- banish
- displace
- defrock
- overthrow
- usurp
- remove
- uncrown
- fire
- unthrone
- can
- supplant
- eject
- subvert
- expel
- retire
- muster out
- cashier
- cast out
- rout
- extrude
- chase
- discharge
- run off
- throw out
- bounce
- drum (out)
- boot (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- crown
- initiate
- appoint
- install
- elect
- enthrone
- inaugurate
- designate
- invest
- induct
- baptize
- throne
- instate
Synonyms & Similar Words
- evict
- deprive
- dispossess
- divest
- expropriate
- strip
- usurp
- disinherit
- deforce
- bereave
- annex
- commandeer
- impound
- disfurnish
- appropriate
- seize
- take over
Synonym Chooser
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.
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.
The synonyms evict and oust are sometimes interchangeable, but evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home.
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.