Synonyms of dispossess

dispossess

verb

ˌdis-pə-ˈzes 

as in to evict

to end the occupancy or possession of

opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evict
• deprive
• expropriate
• oust
• divest
• strip
• disinherit
• usurp
• seize
• impound
• bereave
• deforce
• annex
• disfurnish
• appropriate
• commandeer
• take over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dispossess

He was tackled and dispossessed with the ball on a trajectory to the goal. — Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026

The family owners of Fischer Bücherei were Jews of Hungarian origin, who had been dispossessed of their publishing house by the Nazis before it was returned to them after the war. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026

Calling his father and uncle gusanos — or worms, a Spanish-language term coined by Castro to denigrate those fleeing the island — the agent seized the bank and, in an instant, dispossessed a family that arrived from Spain in the 16th century. — CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026

Their destruction was also a central part of the federal campaign to subdue and dispossess tribal nations. — Tyson Running Wolf, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026