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

But the allegations involving his treatment of women led some of his GOP colleagues to at one point consider possibly expelling him from the House. — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Sound waves cause air inside the spherical or bell-shaped structures to oscillate, pulling in diffuse airflow and expelling it as a concentrated, high-velocity jet. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

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

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