Synonyms for banishment
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Noun
1. Exile
exile, ostracism, expulsion, proscription, expatriation, relegation, ejection
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Definitions
- n. 1
The act of banishing.
The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal.
Forms
- Plural
- banishments → exiles, ostracisms, expulsions, proscriptions…
Example sentences
- exile It has been a long time since he went into exile.
- expulsion His expulsion from university was occasioned by his academic misconduct.
- ostracism Cancel culture is a modern form of ostracism.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| banishment | steady | |
| exile | rising | |
| expulsion | steady | |
| ostracism | rising | |
| proscription | falling | |
| outlawry | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- exile2
- 8 letters
- ejection3, outlawry3
- 9 letters
- expulsion3, ostracism4
- 10 letters
- relegation
- 12 letters
- proscription3, expatriation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exile2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- bannissement
- Deutsch
- acht