Synonyms of ousting

ousting

verb

present participle of oust

1

as in dismissing

to drive or force out

she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd been pilfering company supplies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissing
• ejecting
• banishing
• chasing
• expelling
• evicting
• sacking
• removing
• extruding
• firing
• routing
• kicking out
• casting out
• outing
• drumming (out)
• exiling
• booting (out)
• bouncing
• running off
• turning out
• dispossessing
• throwing out
• ostracizing
• turfing (out)
• giving one the gate
• displacing
• sending packing
• expatriating
• deporting
• retiring
• terminating
• shutting out
• axing
• reading out
• discharging
• releasing
• deforcing
• defenestrating
• cashiering
• mustering out
• canning
• pink-slipping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• taking
• accepting
• admitting
• taking in
• welcoming
• sheltering
• harboring
• entertaining
• lodging
• housing

2

as in deposing

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

• deposing
• sacking
• toppling
• dismissing
• dethroning
• unseating
• depriving
• displacing
• banishing
• firing
• defrocking
• removing
• uncrowning
• unmaking
• overthrowing
• usurping
• unthroning
• ejecting
• retiring
• supplanting
• expelling
• subverting
• mustering out
• canning
• discharging
• cashiering
• extruding
• chasing
• routing
• casting out
• drumming (out)
• booting (out)
• running off
• bouncing
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crowning
• installing
• initiating
• enthroning
• appointing
• electing
• investing
• inaugurating
• inducting
• baptizing
• designating
• throning
• instating

3

as in evicting

to end the occupancy or possession of

the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evicting
• depriving
• dispossessing
• stripping
• expropriating
• divesting
• usurping
• disinheriting
• annexing
• deforcing
• appropriating
• impounding
• disfurnishing
• commandeering
• seizing
• bereaving
• taking over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ousting

But the public show of confidence hasn’t quieted longstanding doubts about Collins’ chances of ousting Ossoff. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

Spain took down Les Bleus in an international tournament yet again, ousting a team that up until this point had looked unstoppable. — Alex Connor, USA Today, 15 July 2026

The story enraged campus and district officials and played a role in Stapleton’s ousting, despite a later retraction. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

Sixty-three countries would need to vote in favor of ousting Khan for the decision to go through. — ABC News, 19 June 2026

While the ousting immediately stunned and outraged members of the diabetes research community, Henderson’s video is in sharp contrast to the ADA’s series of statements over the past several days that tried to justify the decision. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026

Trump has been threatening military action in Cuba ever since ousting Maduro and then ordering an energy blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba. — CBS News, 9 June 2026

After ousting Pelley, Bilton sent a memo to staffers, aiming to reassure them of his vision for the show. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026

Other prominent Democrats, such as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), have taken a weaker stance, instead focusing on ousting Collins to take back the Senate. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026