KICKED OUT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

kicked out

verb

past tense of kick out

as in dismissed

to drive or force out kicked out of the game for using bad language

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Recent Examples of kicked out Variety spoke with Chapek to discuss his book, his legacy at Disney — and his lingering resentment about how he was kicked out. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026 Maybe that guy had cheated on his girlfriend and been kicked out of the house. — Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 Most of the time, those kicked out receive a criminal trespass warning. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026 The puck then kicked out to Matthew Tkachuk, who sent the pass to Brady Tkachuk in the left circle. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 Despite a preliminary injunction barring the venue from closing, people were kicked out of the building and barricades erected in the name of public safety that same day. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 They are shown to have higher rates of suicide attempts and are nearly four times more likely to be kicked out, be abandoned or run away due to negative treatment based on their identity. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 Giants special assistant Ron Wotus considered Vitello’s first-inning ejection by umpire Alan Porter last Friday so unfair that he got kicked out the following day while exchanging lineup cards. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 During its socialist revolution, the government kicked out many foreign oil companies. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026

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Following the meeting, the president dismissed the idea of new AI rules and reiterated his view that the industry should police itself.

— Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Like his brother, John had at first dismissed the idea of an American being elected to the papacy.

— Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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Perdomo Torres was ejected from the van and thrown to the ground, breaking his leg, ankle and hand.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Smith, who was riding in the left lane, was ejected from the bike and hit the pavement, suffering severe injuries, according to police.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of ejected

Verb

Know More Private-credit firms are one of the fastest-growing borrower sets for banks, which were chased out of risky lending after the 2008 crisis but have since found their way back into the trade by lending to the firms that replaced them.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
My father, a Brazilian immigrant, chased after the man, and helped the police make an arrest.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of chased

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Co-owner John Mara is battling cancer, and co-owner Steve Tisch is laying low after being outed in the Epstein Files.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
Photoplay’s feature Hollywood’s Unmarried Husbands and Wives outed several of the era’s most bankable couples—Clark Gable and Carole Lombard among them—for the crime of cohabitating without paperwork.

— Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of outed

Verb

After he is banished, a magical bracelet carries her across worlds and parallel space-times on a journey to reclaim her dreams and her lost love.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Now, after King Charles stripped her and Andrew of the titles of Duke and Duchess of York and banished them from Royal Lodge, Fergie is reportedly seeking a face-to-face meeting with Charles.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of banished

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Lamashtu said something the patriarch couldn’t abide, and for that she was cast out of polite divine society forever and sent to make chaos among mortals.

— Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Some hoped that labels would confront the culture of misogyny in an ecosystem that critics have long said has gone unchecked and cast out predators among their ranks.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of cast out

Verb

Near 73rd Street and Prospect, the driver lost control of the vehicle and ran off the road, police said.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
During a 2021 game with Tampa Bay against the New York Jets, Brown took off his jersey, shoulder pads and gloves and ran off the field, leading to his release by the Buccaneers and effectively ending his career.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of ran off

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