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extrude

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of extrude

to drive or force out

the sort of person who is determined to extrude every last gob of toothpaste from the tube

Synonyms of extrude

banish, boot (out), bounce, cast out, chase, dismiss, drum (out), eject, expel, kick out, oust, out, rout, run off, throw out, turn out

Words Related to extrude

deport, displace, dispossess, evict, exile, expatriate, ostracize, read out, shut out

ax (or axe), can, cashier, defenestrate, discharge, fire, muster out, pink-slip, release, remove, retire, sack, terminate

Phrases Synonymous with extrude

give one the gate [slang], send packing

Near Antonyms of extrude

accept, admit, receive, take, take in

entertain, harbor, house, lodge, shelter

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