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 foursome are meant to replace a group of longtime correspondents who were ousted by Bari Weiss, the editor in chief of CBS News, in a bid to make the program more interesting for modern viewers. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 July 2026

News of the growing deficit comes just over eight months since the museum abruptly ousted its director, Sasha Suda, in October 2025, and replaced her with museum veteran Daniel Weiss. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026

Since then, no Supreme Court justice has ever been ousted in a retention election, leading some to question their effectiveness and others to say the current system produces quality justices who can afford to stay above partisan politics. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Barely a year earlier, in August 2024, a similar student protest movement ousted Bangladesh's longtime ruler, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. — Šumit Ganguly, NPR, 27 July 2026

Back inside the ring, Jack Perry went for the contract, but he was ousted by Beast Mortos. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Many of the protesters called for Syrsky to be ousted instead. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

The correspondent was ousted from the CBS newsmagazine program in May, along with fellow correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, executive producer Tanya Simon, and executive editor Draggan Mihailovich. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026

Then-President Omar al-Bashir has been charged by the ICC with crimes including genocide, but he has not been handed over to face justice in The Hague, despite being ousted from power and detained. — ABC News, 23 July 2026