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

After ousting the Venezuelan leader earlier this year, the White House ordered a blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba, leading to severe blackouts, food shortages and an economic collapse across the island. — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Rice’s own ousting at Disney in 2022, by then-CEO Bob Chapek, was a huge shock to the industry given his stature at the company. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

But Ellman, 60, is a very reasonable and moderate Democrat who has received our support in the past and done nothing in our eyes to merit ousting this time around. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

The map split Kansas City voters into three GOP-friendly districts in the hopes of ousting Cleaver, the city’s longtime Democratic congressman. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

In another clip posted by TMZ, the congresswoman was asked about Sheeran’s responsibility for Macklemore’s ousting. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

The council named Alexander interim mayor after ousting Williams, according to the city's website. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

The surge in withdrawals comes as the ICC faces hostility from Washington and a leadership crisis after ousting its own chief prosecutor. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

The president deemed Cornyn not close enough to his MAGA movement, backing Paxton and ousting the incumbent. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026