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present participle of banish
Synonyms & Antonyms of banishing
1
to force to leave a country
- in the old days, criminals were sometimes banished to distant lands
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2
to drive or force out
- permanently banished the troublemakers from the youth recreational center
Synonyms for banishing
- booting (out),
- bouncing,
- casting out,
- chasing,
- dismissing,
- drumming (out),
- ejecting,
- expelling,
- extruding,
- kicking out,
- ousting,
- outing,
- routing,
- running off,
- throwing out,
- turfing (out)
- [chiefly British],
- turning out
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Phrases Synonymous with banishing
- giving one the gate
- [slang],
- sending packing
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“Banishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banishing. Accessed 24 Jan. 2022.
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