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

The outreach is part of an attempt to rebuild regional ties that deteriorated after Min Aung Hlaing ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government in February 2021 while serving as army chief. — Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026

However, Harrison’s mindset didn’t show up on the court, and he was eventually ousted from his post in the front office. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

The changes didn't stop there, as voters in Pawtucket ousted longtime mayor Donald Grebien. — Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026

Hy-Vee was ousted from the top spot by The Fresh Market, inspired by the food markets of Europe. — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 10 Sep. 2026

Sununu, 61, represented New Hampshire in the House and Senate for more than a decade, before he was ousted by Shaheen. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Since the attack, the defense minister, the military chief of staff, and the directors of military intelligence, the Mossad and the Shin Bet, have all either resigned, been ousted, or reached the end of their terms. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

David Rubenstein, ousted chairman of the Kennedy Center, has acquired Joel Shapiro’s Blue sculpture that was just dismantled. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026

The deal comes eight months after Washington ousted former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a military raid and co-opted the remaining regime led by interim President Delcy Rodríguez. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026