Synonyms for expulsion
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Noun
1. Expelling
expelling, ejection, banishment, exclusion, removal, exile, ostracism, elimination, expatriation, discharge, emission, riddance
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Definitions
- n. 1
The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
The scandal involved every member of the high school's football team, resulting in a flurry of expulsions, starting with the quarterback.
Forms
- Plural
- expulsions → expellings, ejections, banishments, exclusions…
Example sentences
- exclusion Demand the exclusion of the country from the U. N.
- ejection The loud commotion led to his immediate ejection from the premises by security.
- expelling The government is expelling illegal aliens as part of a crackdown.
- projection This is just a projection of what I think of myself.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| expulsion | steady | |
| exclusion | rising | |
| ejection | falling | |
| expelling | steady | |
| banishment | steady | |
| projection | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- exile2
- 7 letters
- removal3, ousting2
- 8 letters
- emission3, ejection3, riddance2
- 9 letters
- discharge2, exclusion3, expelling3, extrusion3, ostracism4
- 10 letters
- projection3, banishment3
- 11 letters
- elimination5
- 12 letters
- expatriation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exile2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- expulsion
- Italiano
- espulsione
- Español
- expulsión
- Deutsch
- Abschiebung
- Català
- expulsió