Thesaurus
oust
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of OUST
1
to drive or force out <she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd been pilfering company supplies>
Synonyms banish, boot (out), bounce, cast out, chase, dismiss, drum (out), expel, extrude, kick out, oust, out, rout, run off, throw out, turf (out) [chiefly British], turn out
2
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) <the people finally rose up and ousted the corrupt dictator>
Related Words can, cashier, discharge, dismiss, fire, muster out, remove, retire, sack; overthrow, subvert, supplant, topple, usurp; banish, boot (out), bounce, cast out, chase, drum (out), eject, expel, extrude, rout, run off, throw out
3
to end the occupancy or possession of <the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building>
Related Words deforce, evict; disfurnish, strip; bereave, deprive, disinherit; annex, appropriate, commandeer, impound, seize, take over, usurp
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