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expulse

[ik-spuhls] / ɪkˈspʌls /
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
cast out extradict shake off shut out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept admit allow fix hold include incorporate keep plant take in welcome
STRONG
permit
VERB
deport
Synonyms
STRONG
dismiss displace exile expatriate expel extradite oust relegate transport
WEAK
cast out ship out
Antonyms
STRONG
allow hold keep take in welcome
WEAK
permit stay
VERB
displace
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disturb evict expel force out lose uproot
STRONG
change derange disarrange disestablish dislocate dislodge dispossess eject mislay misplace relegate shift transpose unsettle
WEAK
crowd out displant
Antonyms
STRONGEST
admit take in welcome
STRONG
find hold keep order remain
WEAK
leave
VERB
eject
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banish bounce bump dump evict exclude expel force out kick out oust
STRONG
cast out debar disbar discharge displace dispossess ditch eighty-six eliminate 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
exile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banish displace drive out evacuate expel extradite ostracize oust outlaw relegate
STRONG
dispossess eject expatriate proscribe transport
WEAK
cast out turn out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow hold keep permit welcome
WEAK
import take in
VERB
expatriate
Synonyms
STRONG
banish deport displace exile expel ostracize oust proscribe relegate transport
Antonyms
STRONGEST
provide refuge
STRONG
admit take in welcome
WEAK
retain
VERB
ostracize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blackball blacklist exclude excommunicate expel shun snub
STRONG
avoid boycott cold-shoulder cut deport displace drop expatriate oust reject
WEAK
cast out 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 cast out 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
relegate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
demote dismiss
STRONG
deport displace eject exile expatriate expel lag ostracize remove transport
WEAK
throw out
Antonyms
STRONG
allow permit remain stay take in welcome
WEAK
assume hold keep promote upgrade
VERB
transport
Synonyms
STRONGEST
displace expel
STRONG
banish deport oust relegate sentence
WEAK
cast out
Antonyms
STRONG
allow hold keep
WEAK
remain

Example Sentences

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Asad ibn Rabiya rose and said: 'Why cannot we expulse him from among us and banish him from our country?

From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Dinet, Etienne

Thus must we worke that will auoide distrust, Thus must we practice to preuent mishap, And thus one ill another must expulse.

From The Spanish Tragedie by Kyd, Thomas

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.