CASTS OUT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

casts out

verb

present tense third-person singular of cast out

as in outs

to drive or force out cast them out of the tribe for violating sacred traditions

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Verb

Ezekiel Richardson outs himself as a spy for the Continental Army to Claire.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Luckily, the king’s favorite wife, Esther, outs herself as Jewish.

— Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of outs

Verb

One of the most intense sequences finds Lucas protecting a still-comatose Max while a horde of demodogs chases him through a hospital.

— Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Seconds later, Bella, an 11-year-old husky, jumps in and chases the bear across the driveway and away from the child.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of chases

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This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026
At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of ejects

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While significant layoffs swept ESPN, the article dismisses speculation that high-profile contracts, such as Pat McAfee's, were the direct cause of Ravech's unexpected departure.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
One automatically ascribes fraud to results that are often predictable, even routine; the other dismisses legitimate concerns as conspiracy theories.

— Andrew E. Busch, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

Definition of dismisses

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The book is structured as a quest to figure out why a class of aimless young men in late-Thatcherist Blighty get their kicks out of getting paralytically drunk and bashing one another half to death every weekend.

— Leander Schaerlaeckens June 8, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Pretti then spits on the SUV and kicks out the vehicle's passenger-side taillight.

— Kevin Ko, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026

Definition of kicks out

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But when researchers look closely at the friendships that actually make it from young adulthood into midlife and beyond, longevity turns out to be less about the past and more about a couple of ongoing, almost unglamorous behaviors.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
But what happens when the CEO of a platform for ticket resellers turns out to be one himself?

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Definition of turns out

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Mary appears to have a form of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, until chemotherapy, following a diagnosis of lymphoma, banishes her psychiatric symptoms.

— Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
The Davines Heart of Glass Silkening Shampoo is a toning shampoo for blonde and gray hair that gently clarifies and banishes brassiness.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 25 June 2026

Definition of banishes

Verb

When rain falls on parking lots, water runs off carrying metal dust and chemicals from vehicle tires and brake pads, oil and grease from engines and bacteria from trash.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Philadelphia responded by scoring five runs off Miami’s bullpen — four against Cade Gibson and Tyler Zuber in the sixth, one off John King in the eighth — to go up 7-5.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026

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