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How does the verb eject contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of eject are evict, expel, and oust. While all these words mean "to drive or force out," eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action.

ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar

When would evict be a good substitute for eject?

The synonyms evict and eject are sometimes interchangeable, but evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home.

evicted for nonpayment of rent

Where would expel be a reasonable alternative to eject?

Although the words expel and eject have much in common, expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical.

a student expelled from college

When could oust be used to replace eject?

The words oust and eject can be used in similar contexts, but oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion.

police ousted the squatters

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of eject The driver of that car — the mother of the children, according to arrest citations — was ejected from the vehicle and found in the median, LMPD said. Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Sep. 2025 Marlins second baseman Xavier Edwards was ejected by home plate umpire Brennan Miller after grounding out in the first inning. Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025 Michigan linebacker Jaishawn Barham was called for targeting and was ejected in the third quarter following a sack. Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 The driver was ejected from the Tahoe and pronounced dead at the scene. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eject
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eject
Verb
  • Sports piracy has become so widespread that even professional athletes, like Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (who was spotted using Streameast in May 2024) and Seattle Seahawks' Tariq Woolen, have been outed as users.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The star linebacker then made a spectacle of his final preseason outing with the team.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Fernández Noroña is also calling an emergency session Friday to propose expelling Moreno and the three other PRI lawmakers as a result of the scuffle, the New York Post reported.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Almost all Democrats and 105 Republicans backed the successful effort, making the congressman only the sixth in United States history to be expelled from the House of Representatives.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The actor denied the allegations, and the case was later dismissed, per The Hollywood Reporter.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.
    John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bovino relies on Border Patrol SWAT-style teams to avoid the chaos that erupted during an hourslong standoff at a Home Depot in Paramount on June 7.
    Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • As levees erupted, storm waters easily flowed in.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Senegal’s Lamine Camara is the type of midfielder that would help many a Champions League-chasing team.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Five teams are chasing a postseason berth.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The collapse featured 11 penalties, the most notable of which coming on USF’s final drive when defensive tackle Brendan Bett spit on a USF player.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The generator spits out new images, or data pieces, in whatever format the project involves.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This tension is only underlined by the filmmakers’ insistence on using pictures of the real Warrens and their demon-banishing clients in the credits of most Conjuring-verse movies.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This blemish-banishing formula includes witch hazel, algae extract, and grape seed extract, plus vitamin E to keep pores looking tight, rein in excess sebum, and shield skin from free radicals.
    Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Whether aged for a decade on lees or freshly disgorged to capture youthful verve, these sparklers are redefining American méthode traditionnelle.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
  • Then the pick-up trucks come and disgorge their expensive property around the bullring.
    Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025

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“Eject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eject. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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