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

Season 2 ended with Tommy being ousted as president of M-Tex, and Thornton himself is curious to see what’s next for his character. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Magyar, whose party ousted Orban’s nationalist Fidesz party after 16 years in power in an April election, has started to overhaul Orban’s key bastions of power, including the state media. — CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Jamil Mahuad Witt of Ecuador is ousted in a military coup in Quito; the action by a group of middle-ranking army officers follows the occupation of the capital and other large cities by Indigenous rights groups. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026

That is because in the shredding of the Democrat Party by the rise of the radical Democrat Socialists of America, Jeffries could be ousted as Democrat House minority leader. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026

Continue reading … DIGITAL'S NEWS QUIZ – Which Dem got ousted by a socialist? — FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Goldman was ousted in a primary this cycle by former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, an ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026

The announcement comes as the archdiocese continues to investigate former Bishop Miege President Phil Baniewicz, who was ousted last August during an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior with a minor. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

Unlike other Democratic incumbents ousted in New York, DeGette is far from a moderate Democrat. — Philip Wang, Time, 1 July 2026