Synonyms of banishing

banishing

verb

present participle of banish

1

as in exiling

to force to leave a country

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exiling
• relegating
• deporting
• evicting
• transporting
• eliminating
• displacing
• expelling
• expatriating
• excluding
• dismissing
• ejecting
• running out
• ousting
• ostracizing
• excommunicating
• spurning
• casting out
• rejecting
• kicking out
• dispossessing
• repudiating
• expulsing
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• accepting
• admitting
• repatriating
• naturalizing
• taking in
• sheltering
• harboring
• entertaining
• housing

2

as in dismissing

to drive or force out

permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissing
• ejecting
• chasing
• expelling
• evicting
• removing
• sacking
• ousting
• routing
• extruding
• exiling
• casting out
• kicking out
• drumming (out)
• bouncing
• firing
• booting (out)
• running off
• outing
• turning out
• throwing out
• ostracizing
• turfing (out)
• dispossessing
• giving one the gate
• deporting
• displacing
• terminating
• sending packing
• expatriating
• shutting out
• discharging
• releasing
• reading out
• retiring
• axing
• deforcing
• defenestrating
• mustering out
• canning
• cashiering
• pink-slipping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• taking
• accepting
• admitting
• taking in
• welcoming
• harboring
• sheltering
• entertaining
• lodging
• housing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of banishing

At that point, the group had botched its first two votes, mistakenly banishing two female faithfuls. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

After Hallet dies in a misguided clinic bust care of a banishing spell gone awry, the whole Owens clan is nearly destroyed. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Rhaenyra also makes the drastic decision of relieving Mysaria of her duties as master of whispers and banishing her from King’s Landing. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026

But being intellectually skeptical of something is not the same as banishing it from one’s existence. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026

Between the trauma his father inflicted on him, banishing him, calling him weak, giving him a scar and pitting him against his sister — along with his mother being taken — Zuko gives into his darker impulses. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

The panel supports smooth, competitive esports gameplay with a fast 165Hz refresh rate and a 1ms response time, together banishing motion blur. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026

For Removing Mildew & Musty Smells If your clothes have a mildewy, musty smell, then vinegar can save the day by banishing these unwanted odors. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 June 2026

This year’s sequel climaxes with Grace hijacking her second wedding to a Satanic heir by killing him and banishing his oligarchical cabal to hell. — Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026