cast out

verb

cast out; casting out; casts out

transitive verb

: to drive out : expel

Synonyms of cast out

• out
• eject
• chase
• dismiss
• banish
• kick out
• run off
• drum (out)
• turn out

Examples of cast out in a Sentence

cast them out of the tribe for violating sacred traditions

Recent Examples on the Web

These will show whether the vote was a watershed moment in the demise of an anti-fascist consensus dating back to World War II, or the latest in a series of elections worldwide in which frustrated voters simply cast out incumbents. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

These are sons and daughters and children cast out, disappeared from their communities and forced to make a life in the shadows of society. — Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Consider heading all the way north along the sand for the pretty trails and quiet beach fronting Hanna Park, or go south to the quarter-mile-long Jax Beach Pier, where surfers catch waves and anglers cast out lines. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026

Schaldemose plays grieving widow Anna who returns to Hel Island to bury her late husband after his suicide, and is promptly cast out by the eccentric locals for being a symbol of bad luck and evil. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cast out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout