OUSTING Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

ousting

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Definition of ousting next

present participle of oust

as in dismissing

to drive or force out she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd been pilfering company supplies

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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

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as in evicting

to end the occupancy or possession of the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building

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Recent Examples of ousting Members of the upper chamber dropped their objections to legislation passed by the House of Commons ousting dozens of dukes, earls and viscounts who inherited their seats in the House of Lords, The Associated Press reported. —

Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2026 On Tuesday night, members of the upper chamber dropped objections to legislation passed by the House of Commons ousting dozens of dukes, earls and viscounts who inherited seats in Parliament along with their aristocratic titles. —

Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026 According to Rapidan’s datasets that go back 76 years, the current upheaval in global crude supply is more than double that of the historic 1956 Suez Crisis when the government of Egypt seized control of the canal by ousting Great Britain and France. —

Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026 Mac McCorkle, a veteran campaign strategist and professor at Duke University, said voters in such heavily Democratic districts are more likely to feel safe ousting an incumbent in a primary. —

Mary Ramsey updated March 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026 Dallas is also searching for a permanent inspector general after ousting Timothy Menke last August, less than three months after his hiring. —

Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026 Progressives won some safe seats in North Carolina, too, ousting three Democrats who’d voted with Republicans to override their governor’s veto of conservative bills targeting transgender rights and spurring cooperation with ICE. —

David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026 Successfully ousting an incumbent lawmaker is often extremely difficult and rare. —

Elena Moore, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026 Owens has served Utah’s 4th District since 2021 after narrowly ousting incumbent Democrat Ben McAdams. —

Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026

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On this front, Hochul is correct to push for a reevaluation, and the lawmakers dismissing the idea out-of-hand should come up with viable alternatives for protecting New Yorkers from price shocks that are well out of their control.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Missé, of course, is upset about it, particularly because Margo brings up what Kimi said about the murder being drug related while dismissing it, which is the part that makes this discussion tricky.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026