OUSTING Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

ousting

verb

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 His frenemy Cipriani precipitated that ousting, too, by first surfacing the allegation which led to his dismissal. —

Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026 Two new faces have been elected to the Independence City Council, ousting one incumbent. —

Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026 The Cavaliers had some tough battles early in the playoffs, beating Dekaney in overtime in the first round and ousting Magnolia West via shootout in the second round. —

Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026 Washington has accused Maduro of heading the Cartel de los Soles, which allegedly funneled large quantities of drugs into the US, using the accusations as the justification for ousting him from power. —

Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026 This prompts James and Soames to plot Jo’s ousting from the company so Soames may assume the role of chairman. —

Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Mar. 2026 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

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In October, Superior Court Judge Judy Bae granted LCLJ’s motion, dismissing the city’s lawsuit and allowing LAFCO to move to the next steps in the process.

— Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
But dismissing it as fusty would be an unfortunate act of self-deprivation.

— Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026