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

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. — Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 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

The growth of colonial Australian society came at the expense of the Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who were often dispossessed of their land, exposed to foreign diseases, and either pushed into marginal areas or forcibly assimilated into European culture. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026