Synonyms for dispossess

Most common

deprive · evict · divest · dislodge · eject · oust · bereave

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Verb

Antonyms

possess, endow

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.

Related words

Word family

dispossession

Forms

Past participle

dispossessed
e.g. dispossessed → evicted, divested, deprived, dislodged…

Example sentences

• deprive You must not deprive children of their playthings.
• evict If you don't pay rent, the landlord will evict you.
• divest The company plans to divest its non-core assets.
• dislodge Otoliths may dislodge suddenly and tumble down.
• eject Always press the eject button before removing a CD.
• oust They wanted to oust the communist government of Fidel Castro.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

oust¹

5 letters

strip¹, evict², eject²

6 letters

divest²

7 letters

deprive², bereave²

8 letters

dislodge²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evict² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

déposséder

Italiano

spossessare

Deutsch

berauben