EVICTED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

evicted

verb

past tense of evict

as in banished

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.

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Recent Examples of evicted Sarah Ferguson’s reported whereabouts have been revealed after she was evicted from Royal Lodge on January 31 following her ex-husband, former Prince Andrew’s, ties to Jeffrey Epstein. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 24 July 2026 In October 2025, King Charles stripped Andrew of his royal titles, and since then, Andrew has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and evicted from the Royal Lodge. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 15 July 2026 Another tenant evicted at Concord Mills In a separate case, Concord Mills won its case on July 8 to evict Go Green CBD in Cabarrus County District Court Clerk of Superior Court small claims division. — Catherine Muccigrosso july 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026 Foreman said many tenants with eviction histories haven’t been evicted again in the years since, but are still burdened by their record. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 By March 2022, several of Herrling’s neighbors complained to the building about her behavior, and the management informed them that Herrling had been evicted for not paying rent. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 Landlords in Durban and Johannesburg also evicted foreign tenants illegally to avoid further trouble, witnesses alleged. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 In the early 1960s he was evicted from Knock John, another sea fort closer to Britain’s coast. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026 Failure to abide by this condition could mean losing your security deposit, or even being evicted. — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 23 June 2026

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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
Most of us reach for breezy linen pants and flowy maxi dresses during summer, leaving our denim banished to the back of the closet.

— Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026

Definition of banished

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Bernadette tells Stuart and Kripke that she was expelled from the guild for using her powers during the strike to bring her neighbor’s son’s adorable rescue dog Chocolate Chip back to life after he was hit by several cars.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Those shells were likely expelled during turbulent bouts of mass loss shortly before the explosion, giving astronomers an unusually detailed view of the star's final stages.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of expelled

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Critics dismissed the elections, which were held in December and January, as a sham designed to consolidate the military’s grip on power while ostensibly restoring civilian rule.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Comey’s lawyers are pressing to have the case dismissed, accusing the department of misleading judges, submitting documents containing false statements and withholding key facts.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismissed

Verb

The novel, reissued this fall, by McNally Editions, takes the form of a memoir by a German Jewish intellectual historian, exiled to New York.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
The Greek monarchy was abolished in 1973, and Crown Prince Pavlos’ parents, King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie, were exiled from the country, only returning in 2013.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of exiled

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As families across South Florida's Haitian community face uncertainty over the expiration of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), one local teenager says her biggest fear is returning from school to find that her mother has been detained or deported.

— Tania Francois, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
For those detained For people who do not have a final order of removal and have never been to immigration court, there’s a process that has to take place before they can be deported.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of deported

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More recently, a bear came within a few feet of a boy in Torrington before being chased away by the family’s dog.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Carrington chased Cunningham down from behind as the Fever guard went up for a layup and caught her across the head and neck area, sending Cunningham crashing to the floor.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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