Synonyms of divesting

divesting

verb

present participle of divest

1

as in evicting

to end the occupancy or possession of

unable to make their mortgage payments, they were summarily divested of their house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evicting
• depriving
• stripping
• dispossessing
• expropriating
• ousting
• usurping
• appropriating
• annexing
• disinheriting
• impounding
• seizing
• deforcing
• commandeering
• disfurnishing
• bereaving
• taking over

2

as in ridding

to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers

the former CEO has divested himself of most of his responsibilities but will continue to work with the company as a consultant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ridding
• relieving
• freeing
• clearing
• unburdening
• liberating
• emancipating
• rescuing
• disencumbering
• loosening
• enfranchising
• disburdening
• releasing
• springing
• discharging
• loosing
• extricating
• disengaging
• redeeming
• disentangling
• delivering
• manumitting
• unfettering
• bailing (out)
• unchaining
• unbinding
• uncaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• burdening
• encumbering
• saddling
• subjecting
• restraining
• hampering
• weighting (down)
• shackling
• bogging (down)
• fettering
• weighing down

3

as in stripping

to take something away from

he was divested of the boxing title when the fraud was uncovered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stripping
• depriving
• denuding
• bereaving
• abating
• defrauding
• shortchanging
• cleaning (out)
• bankrupting
• impoverishing
• cheating
• disfurnishing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of divesting

The group also calls for divesting from campus policing — ending student arrests except in severe cases such as murder — and encourages participation in walkouts and political protests. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

As Burberry’s fortunes improved, GUS began divesting the company, floating a minority stake on the London Stock Exchange in 2002 and completing its separation from Burberry in 2005. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

The rest of the channels on the list are small and, amid linear TV’s continuing decline, Paramount likely won’t mind divesting them anyway. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

In 2024, through a personal holding called Nessifashion, Bizzarri invested in Elisabetta Franchi, becoming the brand’s chairman and departed a year later, divesting from that company. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

While another meeting was slated for Monday, media reports of the meeting and what an eventual settlement could entrail — such as divesting some pay TV networks — led Bonta to call off the discussions, his office said. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Not least when Barrocas—who retains a 1% stake in SharkNinja—just last week took advantage of its stellar stock performance to net himself over $100 million pretax by divesting nearly 600,000 shares. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 18 Aug. 2026

In fact, there are reports that some of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit have suggested any settlement would have to include Paramount divesting CNN from the merged company. — Chris Wallace, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

Cracker Barrel recently underwent significant changes, including selling 26 properties, divesting Maple Street Biscuit Company, and replacing CEO Julie Masino with David Deno. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026