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 Officials had already revoked its print and online publishing licenses, and now the newspaper was being evicted from its offices, too. — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2026 Now evicted from her West Wing corner office, with the president’s agenda in tatters, Wiles has learned that fealty to Trump almost always ends badly. — Chris Whipple, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026 In 2024, she and her young daughter were evicted from their apartment. — Jenny Abamu, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026 It's been a while since Hooters was in the sport after getting evicted from the series last season (true story), but the girls are back for this weekend's finale in Homestead. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026 The Campus Welfare Committee evicted the two aliens within hours of receiving the complaint. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 In Spain, housing protests began in September after an 87-year-old woman, Maricarmen Abascal, was evicted following a 230% rent increase by an investment fund. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 The land the tribe inhabited before being evicted is now divided among ranchers, government agencies and a conservation nonprofit. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 The board, for its part, says that the foundation could hardly host a residency at Tom House, or any other activities, after Dehner, as landlord, evicted the foundation in July. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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After contracting the plague, he was banished to a cave, where a dog brought him bread and healed his wounds by licking them.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Since nobody was banished, host Alan Cumming then forced the contestants back to the Roundtable the very next morning, and this time the table followed Victor’s lead and banished Tomica by a 10-2 vote.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of banished

Verb

Early exit Maryland defensive back Dontay Joyner took another twist Saturday when he was ejected for a flagrant personal foul just 96 seconds into the game.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Last month, a 42-year-old man fell to his death at Six Flags Over Georgia after being ejected from a roller coaster.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of ejected

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Palestinian citizens of Israel, descendants of those who remained as the state of Israel was established in 1948 (when a majority of the prewar population was forcibly expelled or fled during the war) now make up about 20% of the population.

— Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
Zuma resigned as president because of corruption allegations in 2018 and was expelled from the ANC in 2024 for starting his new party.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of expelled

Verb

Women’s stories, especially those focused on their desires, have historically been dismissed as unserious, but romance has always had a huge, loyal readership.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Five other felonies were dismissed by prosecutors as part of the plea agreement.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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Hanuman introduces the brothers to Sugriva, who has been exiled from his kingdom by his elder brother, Vali.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Karen would absolutely be a Catherine Zeta-Jones character who has been exiled to Arrakis following a particularly contentious divorce.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of exiled

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Navarrete was living with his friends in a South Fort Worth apartment complex after his parents were deported to Columbia.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Petrova had been briefly detained by immigration officials and feared being deported to Russia and imprisoned there.

— Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of deported

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Last year, Rich County Sheriff Dale Stacey said detectives had chased reports of sightings across multiple states and urged the public to preserve any photographic or timestamped evidence.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
An officer chased Burch into an apartment complex near Eagle Springs Way and used a Taser on him, police said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of chased

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