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present participle of oust
Synonyms & Antonyms of ousting
1
to drive or force out
- she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd been pilfering company supplies
Synonyms for ousting
- banishing,
- booting (out),
- bouncing,
- casting out,
- chasing,
- dismissing,
- drumming (out),
- ejecting,
- expelling,
- extruding,
- kicking out,
- outing,
- routing,
- running off,
- throwing out,
- turfing (out)
- [chiefly British],
- turning out
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Phrases Synonymous with ousting
- giving one the gate
- [slang],
- sending packing
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2
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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3
to end the occupancy or possession of
- the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building
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