Synonyms of divests

divests

verb

present tense third-person singular of divest

1

as in evicts

to end the occupancy or possession of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evicts
• deprives
• dispossesses
• ousts
• expropriates
• strips
• usurps
• disinherits
• appropriates
• bereaves
• commandeers
• deforces
• annexes
• impounds
• seizes
• disfurnishes
• takes over

2

as in rids

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

• rids
• relieves
• frees
• clears
• unburdens
• liberates
• emancipates
• loosens
• looses
• unbinds
• disencumbers
• redeems
• disburdens
• rescues
• springs
• extricates
• enfranchises
• disengages
• unchains
• disentangles
• releases
• delivers
• discharges
• manumits
• bails (out)
• unfetters
• uncages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encumbers
• burdens
• saddles
• restrains
• subjects
• hampers
• weights (down)
• fetters
• bogs (down)
• weighs down
• shackles

3

as in deprives

to take something away from

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deprives
• strips
• bereaves
• denudes
• abates
• defrauds
• shortchanges
• impoverishes
• cleans (out)
• bankrupts
• cheats
• disfurnishes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of divests

The bill would also bar companies from listing a digital asset issued or sponsored by public officials, and require politicians to place their earlier crypto assets in a blind trust or divests them during their term in office. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

The agreement keeps the popular app alive in the US more than a year after lawmakers passed a bill that would ban TikTok unless Chinese owner ByteDance divests its US operations. — semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025

In addition to making more untold billions, the NFL effectively divests itself of the costs associated with in-house broadcasting. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025

In late June, the agency announced a settlement, allowing the acquisition to go forward as long as HPE divests its division for small and medium businesses and licenses Juniper’s software to independent competitors. — Julia Shapero, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025