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

Those include bringing the Kurdish peshmerga security forces in northern Iraq under control of the central government’s military and expelling Iranian Kurdish dissident groups and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, that have bases in the region. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

The thought of the SEC expelling one of its charter members after 94 years of inclusion seems preposterous. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

White House officials say the immigration crackdown benefits American citizens by freeing up resources such as jobs and housing, reducing pressure on public coffers, expelling criminals, and restoring integrity to the immigration system. — Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

From the battlefields of Afghanistan expelling a global superpower to laying the groundwork for al-Qaeda, FOX News experts and former intelligence officials break down the roots of modern terrorism. — FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 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

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