Synonyms of expels

expels

verb

present tense third-person singular of expel

1

as in ejects

to drive or force out

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ejects
• dismisses
• banishes
• chases
• outs
• removes
• evicts
• extrudes
• ousts
• boots (out)
• casts out
• kicks out
• routs
• turns out
• runs off
• bounces
• sacks
• drums (out)
• throws out
• fires
• turfs (out)
• sends packing
• ostracizes
• deports
• dispossesses
• gives one the gate
• displaces
• shuts out
• exiles
• terminates
• reads out
• retires
• expatriates
• discharges
• deforces
• releases
• axes
• cans
• defenestrates
• pink-slips
• musters out
• cashiers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receives
• takes
• accepts
• admits
• welcomes
• takes in
• harbors
• shelters
• houses
• entertains
• lodges

2

as in radiates

to throw or give off

something in a wastebasket was expelling a foul odor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• radiates
• casts
• emits
• releases
• emanates
• eliminates
• exhales
• sends (out)
• evolves
• shoots
• pours
• issues
• discharges
• irradiates
• evacuates
• expires
• throws out
• gives out
• vents
• secretes
• excretes
• erupts
• exudes
• ejects
• oozes
• gushes
• sprays
• squirts
• jets
• spews
• spouts
• spurts
• outpours

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• absorbs
• takes up
• sucks (up)
• inhales
• soaks (up)
• sponges

3

as in erupts

to violently throw out or off (something from within)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ejects
• erupts
• spits
• emits
• disgorges
• belches
• pours
• hurls
• spews
• spouts
• jets
• releases
• fires
• streams
• spurts
• exhales
• emanates
• gushes
• eructs
• surges
• squirts
• heaves
• tosses
• springs
• launches
• issues
• flings
• shoots
• casts
• discharges
• vents
• pitches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contains
• restrains
• shuts (in or up)
• bottles (up)

4

as in exhales

to let or force out of the lungs

asked the patient to expel a deep breath

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhales
• blows (out)
• breathes (out)
• expires
• expectorates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inspires
• inhales
• inbreathes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expels

To protect itself, the coral expels its own algae — a primary food, energy, and oxygen source — and soon loses its color. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Now they are being flown to Bhutan - a country that still refuses to recognize them as citizens and expels them on arrival to India or Nepal. — Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026

Mary can see how worried her sister looks and sits by her while… her mother expels another human being from her body, behind the very thin curtain just a few feet away. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026

Using a heat pump, the extensively insulated magnet system expels heat to allow the coils to power up at temperatures as low as 77 kelvin, or -321 degrees Fahrenheit. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 July 2026

Sneezing forcefully expels mucus and airborne debris; reflexive blinking may help shield the eyes from contaminants moving upward across the face. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

This is the palette of the machine-made, that which is inhuman, and Duchamp would drive the point home in Coffee Mill (1911), a tiny painting of a grinder that expels a cascade of brown beans. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026

The team found the center of M82 expels the equivalent of seven suns each year. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026

Gut motility, the process by which the digestive system processes food and expels stool, tends to slow with aging. — Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026