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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Verb

Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian stepped out for a very rare family outing with their two daughters.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
The right-hander pitched in his third rehab outing Friday at Double-A Portland with 48 pitches across three innings, allowing one run and striking out four.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of out

Verb

Thankfully, the emergency abort escape system ejected their Soyuz space capsule from the top of the rocket just two seconds before the fire caused the explosion.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
The crash triggered an emergency response near Morro Bay, where the pilot was rescued after ejecting from the aircraft.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 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

Farmers, chasing the higher prices, ramped up production hard.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
New Zealand then spent 10 minutes in England's half and appeared to waste it until Du Plessis chased a clearance back to halfway, turned and kicked into empty space and beat everyone to the ball in goal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of chase

Verb

With an almost puritanical zeal, Pavese sought to banish rhetoric and image.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Now, after King Charles stripped her and Andrew of the titles of Duke and Duchess of York and banished them from Royal Lodge, Fergie is reportedly seeking a face-to-face meeting with Charles.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of banish

Verb

Warmer storms hold more moisture, and push the snow line up the mountains, so precipitation that should be saved as snowpack runs off as rain.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
The club scored four runs off Royals starter Noah Cameron including a pair of two-run homers from Ronny Simon and Jake Mangum.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

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