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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 Yankees manager Aaron Boone burst out of the dugout in anger, firing his gum into the dirt, and was immediately ejected, injecting more life into the raucous crowd. Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 June 2025 The impact of the crash ejected Anderson from his bike, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Kennedy Sessions, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025 Things got heated in the top of the fourth when Tennessee hitting coach Craig Snider, the former Texas Tech head coach, appeared to have words with the Texas dugout and was ejected. Cliff Brunt, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025 He was ejected from 10 games in 1898 and was arrested in the offseason for killing a mule that belonged to a farmer. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for eject
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eject
Verb
  • Rodrigo is not the only celebrity who has outed herself as a stan.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 June 2025
  • Those who were outed would not only lose their jobs, but their names were often published in newspapers, which could cost them their families and their livelihoods.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • The group of rats that was fed a diet supplemented with chitosan expelled more MPs that any of the other groups.
    Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Schools can no longer expel students for chronic absences alone; supportive interventions are required.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Kiser's attorneys also filed a notice to dismiss some agencies from the lawsuit, and the court sealed a declaration Kiser wrote about this case.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • Operation Ajax, a joint CIA-British operation, convinced the Shah of Iran, the country’s monarch, to dismiss Mossadegh and drive him from office by force.
    Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • The war between Israel and Iran erupted June 13, with Israeli airstrikes targeting nuclear and military sites, top generals and nuclear scientists.
    David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • When their faces appear on the billboard, which towers above the Disney Store, the crowd erupts.
    Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Much like the rest of the lineup, Lindor is also chasing pitches outside of the zone.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
  • Like many young hitters, Culpepper still chases too many pitches outside the strike zone.
    Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • As employees attempted to restrain Perry, the woman could be seen spitting at the victim.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
  • Footage of a violent outburst aboard a Southwest Airlines flight shows a woman spitting, screaming, and yanking another passenger's hair as shocked travelers look on.
    Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Any input would help. – Visiting Accident Dear Visiting: Don’t banish yourself just yet.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
  • Softening those characters for present-day sensibilities banishes what little edge there was and leaves everything feeling over-bright in a restless and relentless production.
    David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • It is now made from 100% Lambrusco di Sorbara grapes and, interestingly, not disgorged or filtered, so that the natural sediment remains in the bottle.
    John Mariani, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • In Tacoma, 35 miles to the south, Ted Bundy grew up near the American Smelting and Refining Co., which disgorged obscene levels of lead and arsenic into the air while netting millions for the Guggenheim dynasty before its 1986 closure.
    Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025

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“Eject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eject. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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