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

Lamashtu said something the patriarch couldn’t abide, and for that she was cast out of polite divine society forever and sent to make chaos among mortals. — Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Some hoped that labels would confront the culture of misogyny in an ecosystem that critics have long said has gone unchecked and cast out predators among their ranks. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

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

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