BOOT (OUT) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

boot (out)

verb

Definition of boot (out)

as in to out

to drive or force out the theater manager booted out the audience members who were making a disturbance

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After Meta was outed as the company behind the data center, the social media giant and Piqua government officials said the project would bring economic investment to the region.

— Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026
Some people condemned the work for outing Foucault as a fellow AIDS sufferer.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of out

Verb

Early exit Maryland defensive back Dontay Joyner took another twist Saturday when he was ejected for a flagrant personal foul just 96 seconds into the game.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Last month, a 42-year-old man fell to his death at Six Flags Over Georgia after being ejected from a roller coaster.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of eject

Verb

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

Definition of cast out

Verb

State officials dismissed the allegation as speculation but explicitly warned the Authority not to pay higher rates for work assigned to those $35-an-hour positions.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
Insurance agent Ken McFeeters filed a lawsuit challenging the senator’s eligibility based on residency requirements, but the lawsuit was dismissed.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of dismiss

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The deputy chased the Trailblazer through Monroe County before calling off the pursuit because of a Veterans Day parade in Monroe, according to the sheriff's office.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Rather than chasing volume, MTPeak is heading to the top of the market and aims to allow buyers to individually tailor each vehicle.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of chase

Verb

After contracting the plague, he was banished to a cave, where a dog brought him bread and healed his wounds by licking them.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Since nobody was banished, host Alan Cumming then forced the contestants back to the Roundtable the very next morning, and this time the table followed Victor’s lead and banished Tomica by a 10-2 vote.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of banish

Verb

Demby reportedly didn't obey at first, then Raybould said Demby did before running off and leading police on a chase.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Her play The Cake has been produced over 100 times worldwide and ran off-Broadway at Manhattan Theater Club.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of run off

Verb

There will be at least two meetings a month, more room for public comment and fewer attendees kicked out of the meeting — all of which were decisions made by the current Republican majority or O’Hare alone.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
That setup is able to kick out a beastly 1,001 hp and 793 ft lbs of torque.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of kick out

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