Synonyms for oust
Definitions
- v. 1
To expel; to remove.
The CEO was ousted by the board of directors.
Forms
- Past participle
- ousted
e.g. ousted → expelled, unseated, deposed, displaced…
Example sentences
- expel The elders decided to expel him from the village.
- displace Drought could displace millions of Algerians.
- depose Often the people do not wish to depose a tyrant, often they cannot not.
- unseat Martino joined Lorenzo in a coup to unseat Flavio.
- overthrow They conspire to overthrow the oppressive government.
By length
- 5 letters
- expel2, evict2, eject2
- 6 letters
- remove2, banish2, depose2, unseat2
- 7 letters
- dismiss2, exclude2, deprive2, extrude2
- 8 letters
- displace2, dislodge2, supplant2
- 9 letters
- overthrow3, supersede3
- 10 letters
- dispossess3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (expel2 = 2 syllables).