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

In a new cover story with Vanity Fair, the controversial tech exec addressed the movie for the first time, which depicts the five-day period in 2023 when he was ousted from OpenAI and then rehired. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Digital World’s board ousted chair and chief executive officer Patrick Orlando in March 2023 amid the turmoil. — Bydebbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

With methane—a potent greenhouse gas—ousted from the atmosphere, and the creation of the UV-protective ozone layer (which still shields us from the sun’s rays today), the Earth began to cool and experienced one of its earliest ice ages. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Accusing critics of membership in the Brotherhood is common in Egypt, which designated the group as a terrorist organization in 2013, after the military ousted then-President Mohammed Morsi, a senior Brotherhood figure. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz came under growing pressure from allies and rivals alike over electoral and legislative failures, raising the possibility that the leader of Europe’s biggest economy could be ousted. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The game will be the only one played Thursday, after the other three wild-card series all ended Wednesday — the Padres eliminated the Cubs; the White Sox ousted the Astros; and the Yankees swept the Red Sox. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Funko’s sales had fallen 22% year over year in the second quarter of 2025, just before Simon joined, and the company had ousted its previous CEO that summer. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

Kean won in 2022 by unseating Democrat Tom Malinowski, who had ousted Republican Leonard Lance in 2018. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026