Synonyms of ousted

ousted

verb

past tense of oust

1

as in dismissed

to drive or force out

she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd been pilfering company supplies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissed
• ejected
• outed
• banished
• chased
• expelled
• evicted
• sacked
• removed
• routed
• kicked out
• cast out
• fired
• extruded
• sent packing
• exiled
• booted (out)
• bounced
• turned out
• drummed (out)
• ran off
• threw out
• ostracized
• gave one the gate
• dispossessed
• deported
• expatriated
• shut out
• displaced
• turfed (out)
• retired
• axed
• read out
• terminated
• cashiered
• discharged
• deforced
• released
• defenestrated
• canned
• mustered out
• pink-slipped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• received
• admitted
• accepted
• took
• welcomed
• took in
• entertained
• lodged
• housed
• sheltered
• harbored

2

as in deposed

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)

the people finally rose up and ousted the corrupt dictator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deposed
• sacked
• toppled
• dismissed
• dethroned
• unseated
• deprived
• banished
• displaced
• fired
• defrocked
• removed
• uncrowned
• unthroned
• usurped
• ejected
• retired
• supplanted
• unmade
• cashiered
• expelled
• overthrew
• canned
• subverted
• mustered out
• discharged
• routed
• chased
• cast out
• extruded
• booted (out)
• bounced
• drummed (out)
• ran off
• threw out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crowned
• installed
• initiated
• elected
• appointed
• inaugurated
• enthroned
• inducted
• invested
• baptized
• designated
• throned
• instated

3

as in evicted

to end the occupancy or possession of

the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evicted
• deprived
• dispossessed
• stripped
• expropriated
• divested
• usurped
• disinherited
• annexed
• deforced
• appropriated
• disfurnished
• impounded
• bereaved
• commandeered
• seized
• took over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ousted

His fortunes changed after Maduro was ousted from power in January. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Taking the Long Way, more than anger or defiance, zeroes in on the sting of being ousted from your own home. — Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2026

Machado gave Trump her Nobel medal shortly after the United States ousted then-President Nicolás Maduro. — Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Back then, Fazilah’s family fled to neighboring Pakistan, returning only after the Taliban were ousted in 2001. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026

After declining sales Akeroyd was ousted in 2024, and Joshua Schulman was brought in. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

The election could see President Emmanuel Macron ousted by either a far-right or far-left successor, raising questions over the country’s commitment to fiscal discipline. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Since France's July 2024 snap election delivered no parliamentary majority, budget disputes have sparked political discord, with two administrations being ousted in no-confidence votes. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

He was ousted by Davis in favor of producer Stanley Jaffe and sued the studio, winning a settlement estimated as high as $20 million. — Richard Natale, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026