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

Washington seized control of Venezuela's oil exports in January after ousting former President Nicolás Maduro in a military raid. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Hamilton positioned himself in the political center In previous years, Kansas Republicans have kept their seats by arguing that ousting them would put or leave liberal Democrats in charge in Washington. — John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Andrews had already been campaigning for more than a year and had won her primary outright when Lindsey Graham died, forcing her to rejigger a general election plan centered on ousting the incumbent. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

And in Serbia, youth protests were effective in ousting long-standing leader Aleksandar Vučić last weekend. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Those include whether some Jewish and Arab parties would team up in a historic alliance, or whether some parties that campaigned on ousting Netanyahu would toss that aside and join forces with him. — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

While unsubstantiated rumors of Dykes’ ousting were flying, Baylor fired football coach Dave Aranda. — Mac Engel october 28, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026

Both in Serbia and Hungary, many have expressed hope that ousting their autocratic governments would open up a chance for a new generation of political representation and genuine democratic participation. — Jovana Gec, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

Reporting from Tel Aviv The candidate with the best chance of ousting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tuesday’s election is understated and, by his own self-deprecating admission, overweight. — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026