Synonyms of evict

evict

verb

as in to eject

to force (someone) to leave a place

His landlord has threatened to evict him if he doesn't pay the rent soon.

They were evicted from their apartment.

Related Words

• eject
• banish
• expel
• dismiss
• deport
• dispossess
• exile
• chase
• remove
• displace
• ostracize
• shut out
• read out
• oust
• expatriate
• retire
• cast out
• deforce
• out
• sack
• kick out
• fire
• extrude
• terminate
• run off
• drum (out)
• boot (out)
• rout
• can
• bounce
• turf (out)
• turn out
• release
• throw out
• discharge
• ax
• defenestrate
• pink-slip
• muster out
• cashier

Dissimilar Words

• take
• accept
• receive
• admit
• take in
• welcome
• entertain
• shelter
• house
• lodge
• harbor

Synonym Chooser

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

Recent Examples of evict

Andrew, 66, has been living at Wood Farm, a property on the royal family's estate in Norfolk, after being evicted from his longtime residence, Royal Lodge in Windsor. —Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026

Social workers estimated that nearly 100,000 Parisian Jews had been evicted from their apartments during the war. —Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026

An investigation found that Michael Albright and Heather Dunlap were the owners and had previously been evicted from the home. —Patrick Damp, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026

Luari also was evicted from a second bakery location in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square that never opened. —Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026