evict

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How does the verb evict contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of evict are eject, expel, and oust. While all these words mean "to drive or force out," evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home.

evicted for nonpayment of rent

When is eject a more appropriate choice than evict?

The words eject and evict can be used in similar contexts, but 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 can expel be used instead of evict?

While in some cases nearly identical to evict, expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical.

a student expelled from college

In what contexts can oust take the place of evict?

The words oust and evict are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, 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 evict Marie Franklin paid the parking meter and dashed into Hartford housing court for a December 2023 hearing that would determine if she would get evicted from her apartment. Dave Altimari, ProPublica, 30 June 2025 Housing providers are not allowed to evict tenants during the grant’s coverage period for nonpayment of rent. Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025 Jessie was evicted in a blindside, flipping the season’s power dynamic and cementing Jeff’s place as a fan favorite. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 July 2025 The friend was eventually evicted from the house, according to the court documents. July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for evict
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evict
Verb
  • Cunningham, Sheldon and Sun guard Lindsay Allen were ejected from the game with about 40 seconds left before the Fever took home the victory.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
  • The screw-on lids can forcefully eject upon opening if food, carbonated beverages or perishable drinks like juice or milk have been stored in the bottle over time.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • And Leland was banished forever to a naughty mystical closet at the silent retreat upstate.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 July 2025
  • With billions of dollars at his disposal and tech masterminds at his service, Luthor sets out to banish Superman from Earth forever.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Since 2020, military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have expelled Western forces — including U.S. troops — and turned instead to Russia for security support.
    Jewel Bright, NPR, 9 July 2025
  • At that point, the pericarp contracts, and both the fruit and the seeds are violently expelled through the resulting hole.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • With the reciprocal tariffs, Trump is dismissing the rules governing world trade.
    Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
  • So far, nearly 60,000 federal employees have been dismissed, with the State Department layoffs marking the latest round of cuts.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • Health care providers told The Associated Press that everything, especially the fear of being arrested or deported, is having a chilling effect on people seeking care.
    Tran Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
  • Most – if not all – have been convicted of crimes of varying severity, though many served their full sentences before being deported.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Verb
  • Indigenous and colonized people paid the price, dispossessed of their lands.
    Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • He was not dispossessed at all in the match and was generally a menace to SKC’s players.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • And what of Matthias Schoenaerts’ Booker, who was exiled for betraying the Old Guard as part of a bid to cure his eternality?
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 July 2025
  • Jorge Mas Canosa, the father of David Beckham’s co-owners at Inter Miami, Jorge and Jose, was one of many who exiled from Cuba after the rise of Fidel Castro.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • The song is a tribute to musical nomads who chase the impulses of a song around the globe.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 July 2025
  • An ax-wielding stranger initially mistaken for a delivery driver chased a woman into her home, then led deputies on a 13-mile chase, a California sheriff’s office reported.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025

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“Evict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evict. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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