OUSTER Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

ouster

noun

Definition of ouster

as in ejection

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Recent Examples of ouster But at the same time, there’s also reason to doubt the motivation behind Hal’s ouster. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2026 Until late August, however, the country had not been very unified or stable for 15 years, even after the ouster of a dictator in 2024. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026 Khan, 73, led Pakistan to the 1992 Cricket World Cup title and later served as prime minister from 2018 until his ouster in 2022. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes around Syria after the ouster of former President Bashar Assad in late 2024, mainly destroying army assets to keep them out of the hands of his successors. — Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ouster

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Noun

In the last decade or so, football on every level has implemented rules designed to reduce the type of hits that used to sell the sport, but now would be a penalty or an ejection.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
According to the Space Weather Prediction Center, the ejection or CME could increase the chances of colorful auroras after sunset if conditions line up.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of ejection

Noun

The relocation effort gained urgency after Marineland warned officials that it could be forced to euthanize the mammals if the export permits were not quickly approved.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
City assistance Meanwhile, Asia Jones, a spokesperson for the city, said the city has offered relocation assistance to residents with help from community organizations and the property’s new owner.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of relocation

Noun

In Season 3, Ruby has been suspended from the elite Maxton Hall College, and all evidence points to James being responsible for her expulsion.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
The 1948 Arab–Israeli War culminated in the establishment of Israel and the expulsion of nearly 700,000 Palestinians from their homes.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Aug. 2026

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Over the past five years, Europe’s political debate has shifted away from resettlement and toward returns.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026
Beyond language barriers and bureaucratic challenges Refugees enter the country through a formal resettlement system.

— Hyojin Im, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of resettlement

Noun

Any transgression of new standards of speech and behavior could put someone at risk of social banishment, in the truly despotic shape of cancellation.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
The self-banishment of UEFA sides would raise the prospect of greater diversity, with Europe having won six of the past eight tournaments and accounting for most of the teams in the competition’s latter stages.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of banishment

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For two different transitions, the researchers measured displacements of about 240 ± 16 nanometers and 463 ± 20 nanometers, closely matching their theoretical predictions of roughly 232 and 464 nanometers.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
The outbreak is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ strike and intense population movements.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of displacement

Noun

The act of writing is a pathway to my restoration, a journey to heal from generations of dispossession.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
That pattern has held since the Revolutionary War, from the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II to today’s active-duty ranks, even as Native nations endured broken treaties, dispossession and federal violence at the hands of the government.

— Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

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