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

Opposition politicians claim that ousting his government is necessary to rehabilitate Israel’s reputation, and that a post-Netanyahu foreign policy won’t engage in the partisan politics of other countries. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

McGuire, a former Navy SEAL, was elected that year after ousting then-House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good in a GOP primary. — Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026

The state’s existing 7-1 gerrymander could become an 8-0 one in 2028, ousting the lone Republican, if a voters approve a state constitutional amendment. — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026

On Tuesday, two progressive congressional candidates in Michigan beat out establishment Democrats in House races — in one case, ousting an incumbent. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

City Director Andrea Lewis will seek a second term representing Ward 6 after ousting an incumbent in 2022. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026

Jódar, 19, has reached the semifinals after ousting the returning Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in the quarters. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Nepal, long associated with Mount Everest, experienced a profound political transformation in late 2025 as its Gen-Z population initiated a revolution, ousting the country's entrenched leadership. — Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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