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cast out

ADJECTIVE
cursed
Synonyms
STRONG
accursed bedeviled blasted blighted confounded excommunicate foredoomed voodooed
WEAK
blankety-blank doggone execrable ill-fated infernal snakebit star-crossed unholy unsanctified villainous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blessed
WEAK
great kind nice sweet
VERB
banish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dismiss dispel drive away eject eliminate eradicate evict exclude exile get rid of isolate ostracize oust outlaw relegate remove
STRONG
ban deport discard discharge dislodge excommunicate expatriate proscribe rusticate sequester transport
WEAK
expulse extradict shake off shut out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept admit allow fix hold include incorporate keep plant take in welcome
STRONG
permit
VERB
damn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
curse darn
STRONG
abuse anathematize attack ban banish blaspheme blast castigate censure confound convict criticize cuss doom excommunicate excoriate execrate expel flame imprecate jinx objurgate pan penalize proscribe punish revile sentence slam swear
WEAK
complain of cry down denunciate drat fulminate against inveigle against object to thunder against
Antonyms
STRONG
admit allow approve benefit compliment defend exonerate include laud permit praise protect reward welcome
WEAK
bless cherish commend elevate exalt favor glorify promote
VERB
deport
Synonyms
STRONG
dismiss displace exile expatriate expel extradite oust relegate transport
WEAK
expulse ship out
Antonyms
STRONG
allow hold keep take in welcome
WEAK
permit stay
VERB
dismiss
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decline disband dissolve expel let go reject release
STRONG
abolish banish boot bundle chase chuck clear deport detach discard dispatch disperse divorce eject outlaw relegate relinquish repel repudiate rid shed supersede
WEAK
brush off cast off dispense with dispose of do without drive out force out have done with kick out let out lock out push aside push back send off send packing show out slough off sweep away turn out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept allow
STRONG
hold keep legalize permit promote retain
WEAK
appoint employ engage hire maintain preserve secure welcome
VERB
eject
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banish bounce bump dump evict exclude expel force out kick out oust
STRONG
debar disbar discharge displace dispossess ditch eighty-six eliminate expulse heave out kiss goodbye reject rout sack send packing show the gate to
WEAK
do away with drive off get rid of give the boot turn out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
include take in welcome
STRONG
allow keep permit save
VERB
eliminate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cancel defeat dispose of disqualify eradicate erase exclude get rid of ignore knock out oust phase out stamp out waive wipe out
STRONG
annihilate discard discharge dismiss disregard drop eject evict expel exterminate invalidate kill liquidate murder omit reject slay terminate waste
WEAK
blot out bump off count out cut out dispense with do away with drive out leave out put out rub out rule out set aside shut the door on take out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
add aid allow create establish help hold keep permit retain
STRONG
accept admit approve bear begin build employ engage give birth hire include initiate preserve save start take in welcome
WEAK
choose ratify sanction
VERB
emit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beam belch breathe emanate exhale expend exude give off ooze pour radiate secrete spew spill spit transmit utter vent
STRONG
afford drip eject erupt evacuate excrete expectorate expel expire extrude gush issue jet loose pass perspire pronounce purge reek shed shoot speak squirt voice void vomit yield
WEAK
disembogue give out give vent to let off send forth send out throw out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal hide take
STRONG
allow be quiet deny hold keep permit refuse take in veto
WEAK
contain refrain repress suppress withhold
VERB
erupt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appear blow up break out burst detonate explode flare up go off spew
STRONG
belch boil discharge emit eruct extravasate gush hurl jet rupture spit spout spurt vent vomit
WEAK
pour forth throw off touch off
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet
VERB
excommunicate
Synonyms
STRONG
anathematize ban curse denounce dismiss eject exclude expel oust proscribe remove repudiate unchurch
Antonyms
STRONG
accept admit allow approve hold include keep permit praise take in welcome
VERB
exile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banish displace drive out evacuate expel extradite ostracize oust outlaw relegate
STRONG
dispossess eject expatriate proscribe transport
WEAK
expulse turn out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow hold keep permit welcome
WEAK
import take in
VERB
exorcise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drive out
STRONG
dismiss expel purge purify remove
Antonyms
STRONG
hold keep maintain welcome
VERB
ostracize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blackball blacklist exclude excommunicate expel shun snub
STRONG
avoid boycott cold-shoulder cut deport displace drop expatriate oust reject
WEAK
expulse leave in the cold shut out throw out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept admit allow include permit welcome
WEAK
embrace
VERB
oust
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depose dethrone dislodge drive out eject evict fire force out let go lose remove sack topple unseat
STRONG
banish bereave bounce chase deprive discharge disinherit displace dispossess divest ostracize relegate rob transport
WEAK
boot out bundle off expulse give the 1-2-3 kick out lay off pack off pink slip send packing show the door throw out turn out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hire place take in
STRONG
allow give hold keep offer welcome
WEAK
retain
VERB
reject
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deny dismiss rebuff refuse renounce repudiate scrap spurn turn down veto
STRONG
burn cashier chuck decline despise disallow disbelieve discard discount discredit disdain eliminate exclude jettison jilt kill nix repel reprobate repulse scoff scorn scout second shed shun slough
WEAK
cast aside cast off give thumbs down to not buy pass by pass on pass up put down shoot down throw away throw out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
OK accept admit agree allow approve grant keep sanction welcome
STRONG
admire attract believe include increase like love praise take on trust
WEAK
choose ratify
VERB
supplant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
overthrow succeed supersede undermine unseat usurp
STRONG
bounce crowd eject expel force oust remove ring substitute transfer
WEAK
back up cut out fill in force out front for outplace ring in stand in (for) swap places with take out take over take the place of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
give in surrender
STRONG
allow hold keep permit take in
VERB
transport
Synonyms
STRONGEST
displace expel
STRONG
banish deport oust relegate sentence
WEAK
expulse
Antonyms
STRONG
allow hold keep
WEAK
remain

Example Sentences

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News arrives that, back in Egypt, after a sarcophagus was cast out in a plane crash, Katie turned up inside the coffin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

She even bested her husband, who competed this season as Stingray and was cast out in Episode 10.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Other writers liberated by Ms. Allen include Horton Foote and Eudora Welty, who were similarly cast out for being “regional” writers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Partridge's latest misadventures see him searching for answers as he reintegrates into British life after a year spent working in Saudi Arabia, having been cast out by the BBC again.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Gabriel floated and spun within the veer, being part of evil, feeling the anguish and loneliness of it, of having been cast out again and again throughout history.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry