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Oust

/ʌʊst/

To expel; to remove.

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📖 Definitions of "Oust"

verb

1
To expel; to remove.
"The protesters became so noisy that they were finally ousted from the meeting."

🔄 Synonyms of "Oust"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
expelverb	(transitive) To eject.
kick outverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To eject, dismiss, expel, or forcefully remove (someone or something).
boot outverb	(transitive, colloquial) Emphatic synonym of kick out: to remove, to eject, to expel; to dismiss (from a position, job, etc.).
throw outverb	(idiomatic) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
drum outverb	(informal, idiomatic) To remove, especially unfairly, from an organization or position of responsibility.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Oust"

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Word	Definition
expelverb	(transitive) To eject.
drum outverb	(informal, idiomatic) To remove, especially unfairly, from an organization or position of responsibility.
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).
throw outverb	(idiomatic) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
dismissverb	(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
evictverb	(transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
removeverb	(transitive) To delete.
ejectverb	(transitive) To throw out or remove forcefully.
dispelverb	(transitive) To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.
displaceverb	To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
unseatverb	(transitive, figuratively) To remove (someone) from an office or position, especially a political one; to dethrone.
dethroneverb	To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.
depriveverb	(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
overthrowverb	(transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.
excludeverb	(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
divestverb	(transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
undressverb	(intransitive) To remove one’s clothing.
refuseverb	(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
impeachverb	To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.