Synonyms of banishes

banishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of banish

1

as in relegates

to force to leave a country

in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relegates
• exiles
• deports
• evicts
• transports
• displaces
• eliminates
• dismisses
• expels
• excludes
• ejects
• expatriates
• spurns
• ousts
• rejects
• runs out
• excommunicates
• casts out
• kicks out
• repudiates
• ostracizes
• dispossesses
• expulses
• throws out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receives
• accepts
• admits
• naturalizes
• entertains
• takes in
• repatriates
• harbors
• shelters
• houses

2

as in dismisses

to drive or force out

permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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