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Expel

🔄 Synonyms of "Expel"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dischargenoun	To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
routnoun	(originally military) The act of completely defeating an army or other enemy force, causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; (by extension) in politics, sport, etc.: a convincing defeat; a thrashing, a trouncing.
releasenoun	(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
excludeverb	(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
ejectverb	(transitive) To throw out or remove forcefully.
oustverb	(transitive) To expel; to remove.
turn outverb	(intransitive, idiomatic, copulative) To end up; to result.
kick outverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To eject, dismiss, expel, or forcefully remove (someone or something).
turf outverb	(transitive, informal, usually of a person) To remove or eject from a place.
boot outverb	(transitive, colloquial) Emphatic synonym of kick out: to remove, to eject, to expel; to dismiss (from a position, job, etc.).
rout outverb	force or drive out
throw outverb	(idiomatic) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
chuck outverb	(slang, transitive) To discard, to dispose of (something).
drum outverb	(informal, idiomatic) To remove, especially unfairly, from an organization or position of responsibility.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Expel"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
oustverb	(transitive) To expel; to remove.
drum outverb	(informal, idiomatic) To remove, especially unfairly, from an organization or position of responsibility.
ejectverb	(transitive) To throw out or remove forcefully.
boot outverb	(transitive, colloquial) Emphatic synonym of kick out: to remove, to eject, to expel; to dismiss (from a position, job, etc.).
kick outverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To eject, dismiss, expel, or forcefully remove (someone or something).
turf outverb	(transitive, informal, usually of a person) To remove or eject from a place.
chuck outverb	(slang, transitive) To discard, to dispose of (something).
releaseverb	(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
throw outverb	(idiomatic) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
dischargeverb	To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
excludeverb	(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
turn outverb	(intransitive, idiomatic, copulative) To end up; to result.
routverb	(transitive) To completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat (an enemy force, opponent in sport, etc.).
rout outverb	force or drive out
removalnoun	The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
dislodgeverb	(transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.
expulsionnoun	The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
removeverb	(transitive) To delete.
evictverb	(transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
dismissverb	(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.