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 Imran Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote in parliament in April 2022. —

Munir Ahmed The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2025 On Tuesday, however, Tillis and Budd complained that some people in Western North Carolina were ousted from hotels with nowhere to go. —

Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025 The industry this year spent tens of millions of dollars to oust former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who was the most recent chairman of the Banking Committee. —

Stephen Neukam, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 In 2017, Park Geun-hye, another conservative, was the first South Korean president to be ousted from office, after a corruption scandal that saw over 1 million protesters take to the streets. —

Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for oust

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The crash occurred when the woman heading eastbound on South Brookville Drive near Hall Meadow Road drove onto the sidewalk on a curve and struck a tree, causing the vehicle to overturn and ejecting her, according to San Diego police.

— Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Fire officials said two people were ejected and located under one of the cars.

— Staff report, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025