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Definitions

expelled

[ik-speld] / ɪkˈspɛld /
ADJECTIVE
discharged
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fired freed laid-off released sacked
STRONG
axed canned ejected furloughed ousted recalled replaced
WEAK
let go sent away sent home
ADJECTIVE
dropped
Synonyms
STRONGEST
discarded released
STRONG
abandoned discharged
ADJECTIVE
punished
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chastened dismissed imprisoned penalized
STRONG
birched castigated chastised confined corrected debarred defrocked executed exiled flogged grounded immured incarcerated lectured reproved scolded sentenced spanked switched whipped
Antonyms
WEAK
cleared exonerated released

Example Sentences

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Madagascar's foreign ministry has also expelled a French diplomat for alleged involvement in destabilising the country, which France has denied.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The council said that no-one was permanently expelled in relation to the 19 searches and 12 weapons found in schools.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

She only found out where they were headed the day before being expelled from the United States.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

I was visiting my grandfather’s hometown in Xingguo county, in southern Jiangxi province, shortly after I learned I was being expelled from China along with some other American journalists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

When I got expelled from school in Lansing, I got removed from regular foster care and sent to live with the Swerlins, who ran a pre-detention foster facility twelve miles away in Mason.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz