EJECTED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

ejected

verb

past tense of eject

as in dismissed

to drive or force out we summarily ejected the unwanted guest from our party

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as in expelled

to violently throw out or off (something from within) the malfunctioning VCR abruptly stopped rewinding and ejected the tape

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Recent Examples of ejected Pirates reliever Camilo Doval pitched one inning of scoreless relief in the sixth before being ejected. — CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 Cal Raleigh delivered the big blow with a game-tying three-run home run in the second inning, followed by Brendan Donovan’s go-ahead RBI single three batters later, aided by a controversial balk call that led to manager Craig Counsell being ejected. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 The driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and taken to a hospital in critical condition. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 Midfielder Yannick Bright was the Miami player ejected and is suspended for Saturday’s game at Nu Stadium. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 In the same inning, manager Joe Espada was ejected after arguing a hit-by-pitch call. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 First base umpire John Libka also ejected Blue Jays assistant hitting coach Lou Iannotti in the seventh inning. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Boone didn’t get to watch the disastrous half-inning from the dugout, as he was ejected in the top of the sixth. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 A week later, on Tuesday, May 19, Southampton were ejected from the play-off final by the EFL’s independent disciplinary commission. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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Fedorov, a popular minister credited with modernizing Ukraine’s armed forces and accelerating the military’s embrace of technology and drone warfare, was dismissed last month after reportedly falling out with the country’s top military commander.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Gonzalez Rogers initially dismissed the case, though the Supreme Court later took it up and ruled that consumers could sue the company.

— Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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Duly, he is expelled from the place, and is picked up resignedly by his grandson, Kevin (Hunter Parrish).

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
There have also been calls for him to be censured or even expelled by other members of Congress, especially in the wake of several high-profile accusations of misconduct in the House.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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There was a pause, as a room full of songwriters — the event was specifically for the Recording Academy’s Songwriters & Composers Wing — erupted into laughter.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
The move further escalates a trade war with the United States' northern neighbor that erupted after negotiations between the two countries collapsed over the weekend.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of erupted

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Co-owner John Mara is battling cancer, and co-owner Steve Tisch is laying low after being outed in the Epstein Files.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
Photoplay’s feature Hollywood’s Unmarried Husbands and Wives outed several of the era’s most bankable couples—Clark Gable and Carole Lombard among them—for the crime of cohabitating without paperwork.

— Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of outed

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While this is rare, the heat emitted from your car, in combination with a fuel spill, could cause the gasoline vapors to catch fire.

— Molly Burford, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
During the eclipse, Janssen was using a spectroscope to look at the spectrum of light emitted by the sun.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of emitted

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Plus a few other wackadoodles banished from labels, serving out their sentences in our nuthouse.

— Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Ransoms were paid, with Carlos taking much of the $50 million himself, leading him to be banished from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of banished

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That’s the point when the software begins responding to real-world inputs and spitting out responses.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Summary Philadelphia Phillies veteran outfielder Tommy Pham, known for his intense and outspoken personality, recently found himself in a social media spat with Cincinnati Reds outfielder Dane Myers.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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