Synonyms for evict
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
The protesters were forcibly evicted.
Forms
- Past participle
- evicted
e.g. evicted → ejected, ousted, dispossessed, banished…
Example sentences
- banish I've tried to banish the memory of him crying.
- eject Always press the eject button before removing a CD.
- oust They wanted to oust the communist government of Fidel Castro.
- dispossess You don't need to dispossess the Palestinians to be a Jew.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| evict | rising | |
| banish | rising | |
| eject | steady | |
| oust | falling | |
| dispossess | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- oust1
- 5 letters
- expel2, eject2
- 6 letters
- banish2
- 7 letters
- dismiss2, exclude2
- 10 letters
- dispossess3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (expel2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- évincer
- Italiano
- escludere
- Català
- desposseir