Synonyms of expelling

expelling

verb

present participle of expel

1

as in ejecting

to drive or force out

animal lover though I am, I was determined to expel the uninvited mouse from my room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ejecting
• banishing
• dismissing
• chasing
• evicting
• removing
• sacking
• extruding
• ousting
• routing
• firing
• casting out
• kicking out
• bouncing
• drumming (out)
• booting (out)
• exiling
• running off
• turning out
• outing
• throwing out
• dispossessing
• deporting
• ostracizing
• turfing (out)
• displacing
• giving one the gate
• terminating
• sending packing
• discharging
• expatriating
• releasing
• shutting out
• reading out
• retiring
• deforcing
• axing
• defenestrating
• mustering out
• cashiering
• canning
• pink-slipping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• accepting
• taking
• admitting
• taking in
• welcoming
• sheltering
• harboring
• entertaining
• lodging
• housing

2

as in radiating

to throw or give off

something in a wastebasket was expelling a foul odor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• radiating
• casting
• releasing
• emitting
• emanating
• issuing
• eliminating
• exhaling
• discharging
• evolving
• shooting
• pouring
• irradiating
• sending (out)
• venting
• evacuating
• giving out
• throwing out
• excreting
• secreting
• expiring
• ejecting
• erupting
• exuding
• spraying
• oozing
• squirting
• spewing
• spurting
• gushing
• jetting
• spouting
• outpouring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• absorbing
• inhaling
• taking up
• sucking (up)
• soaking (up)
• sponging

3

as in erupting

to violently throw out or off (something from within)

ringing and flashing madly, the slot machine expelled a bucketful of quarters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ejecting
• erupting
• spitting
• emitting
• pouring
• belching
• firing
• releasing
• spurting
• spewing
• disgorging
• spouting
• jetting
• hurling
• issuing
• exhaling
• streaming
• eructing
• emanating
• surging
• squirting
• heaving
• tossing
• springing
• gushing
• discharging
• flinging
• venting
• launching
• shooting
• casting
• pitching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• containing
• restraining
• shutting (in or up)
• bottling (up)

4

as in exhaling

to let or force out of the lungs

asked the patient to expel a deep breath

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhaling
• blowing (out)
• breathing (out)
• expiring
• expectorating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inhaling
• inspiring
• inbreathing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expelling

Pay parity rules for staff and a ban on expelling students would go by the wayside, too. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

But sometimes, some corals on a reef bleach while others don’t, and in other cases corals under heat stress die without expelling their algae. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Sánchez, who leads the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, touted his country's quick turnaround in expelling nearly all of the 50,000-60,000 migrants who crossed the border back to Morocco. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Despite fierce internal resistance, Kinnock ended up expelling hundreds of Militant members. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Senate Bill 123 prohibits schools from expelling students solely because of excessive absences or truancy. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Rockets generate propulsive force, also known as thrust, by expelling high-velocity exhaust in a rearward stream. — Kai James, The Conversation, 26 May 2026

Last year the leaders of nine European Union countries -- Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland -- signed an open letter claiming the rights convention prevented them from expelling foreign criminals. — Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2026

Unfortunately — and tragically for women already struggling to access care — expelling a pregnancy with misoprostol alone can be a prolonged and difficult process. — Christine Henneberg, STAT, 15 May 2026