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expel - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | expel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discharge |
| Synonyms: | belch, disgorge, dislodge, ejaculate, erupt, evacuate, exhaust, exude, get rid of, pass, remove, spew, throw out, vomit, blow out, cast out, drive out, eruct, exudate, irrupt |
| Antonyms: | absorb, admit, take in |
| Main Entry: | expel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw out, banish |
| Synonyms: | ban, bar, blackball*, bust, chase, deport, discharge, dismiss, displace, dispossess, eject, eliminate, evict, exclude, exile, expatriate, fire, kick out, oust, proscribe, send packing*, suspend, turn out, cast out, drum out, expulse, give the boot, give the hook, give walking papers, show the door, throw out on ear |
| Antonyms: | admit, allow, permit, take in, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blacklist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ban |
| Synonyms: | banish, bar, blackball, boycott, debar, exclude, expel, hit list*, ostracize, preclude, proscribe, reject, repudiate, snub, thumbs down, put on hit list, vote against |
| Antonyms: | accept, allow, permit, welcome, ask in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run after, pursue |
| Synonyms: | charge, course, drive, expel, follow, hound, hunt, run down, rush, seek, speed, tear, track, trail, bird-dog, chivy, drive away, go after, shag, take off after, track down |
| Antonyms: | escape, retreat, run away |
| Main Entry: | damn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | condemn, denounce |
| Synonyms: | abuse, attack, ban, banish, blaspheme, blast, castigate, censure, confound, convict, criticize, curse, darn, doom, excommunicate, excoriate, execrate, expel, flame, jinx, objurgate, pan*, penalize, proscribe, punish, revile, sentence, slam, swear, anathematize, cast out, complain of, cry down, cuss, denunciate, drat, fulminate against, imprecate, inveigle against, object to, thunder against |
| Notes: | a dam is a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water while damn is used as an expletive meaning cursed, condemned to hell |
| Antonyms: | bless, cherish, commend, elevate, exalt, favor, glorify, laud, praise, promote |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deport |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | banish |
| Synonyms: | dismiss, displace, exile, expatriate, expel, extradite, oust, relegate, transport, cast out, expulse, ship out |
| Antonyms: | allow, permit, stay |
| Main Entry: | discard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get rid of |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abdicate, abjure, banish, can*, cancel, cashier, chuck, desert, dispatch, dispense with, dispose of, dispossess, ditch, divorce, do away with, drop, dump, eject, eliminate, expel, forsake, jettison, junk*, oust, protest, reject, relinquish, remove, renounce, repeal, repudiate, scrap, shake off, shed, throw away, throw out, write off, adios, cast aside, deep-six, free of, give up, have done with, part with, put by, sweep away, throw overboard, toss aside |
| Antonyms: | embrace, keep, retain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disgrace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring shame upon |
| Synonyms: | abase, besmirch, blot, debase, defame, defile, degrade, depress, deride, derogate, desecrate, discredit, disfavor, dishonor, disparage, disregard, disrespect, expel, humble, humiliate, libel, lose face, lower, mock, put down, reduce, reproach, ridicule, slander, slur, snub, stain, stigmatize, sully, taint, tar and feather*, tarnish, attaint, give a black eye, take down a peg |
| Antonyms: | esteem, exalt, honor, respect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dispel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drive away thought, belief |
| Synonyms: | allay, banish, break up*, cancel, crumble, deploy, disband, disintegrate, dismiss, disperse, dissipate, distribute, eject, eliminate, expel, oust, repel, resolve, rout, scatter, scramble, split up*, beat off*, break it up, bust up, chase away |
| Antonyms: | accumulate, collect, garner, gather, recall |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dispossess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deprive |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, eject, evict, expel, expropriate, oust, put out, throw into the street |
| Main Entry: | dump |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drop, throw away |
| Synonyms: | cast, chuck, clear out, deposit, discard, discharge, dispose of, ditch, drain, eject, empty, evacuate, expel, exude, fling, get rid of, jettison, junk, leave, scrap, throw out, tip, unload, unpack, deep-six, fling down, let fall, throw down, throw overboard |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, maintain, save |
| Main Entry: | eject |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw or be thrown out |
| Synonyms: | banish, bounce*, bump, debar, discharge, disgorge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, dispossess, ditch, do away with*, dump*, eighty-six*, ejaculate, eliminate, emit, eradicate, erupt, evict, exclude, expel, extrude, fire, get rid of, kick out*, oust, reject, rout, sack, send packing*, spew, spout, turn out, vomit, cast out, disbar, drive off, eruct, expulse, force out, give the boot, heave out, irrupt, kiss goodbye, show the gate to, spit out, squeeze out, throw overboard, unloose |
| Antonyms: | take in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eliminate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove, throw out |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, bump off*, cancel, count out, cut out, defeat, discard, discharge, dismiss, dispense with, dispose of, disqualify, disregard, do away with, drop, eject, eradicate, erase, evict, exclude, expel, exterminate, get rid of, ignore, invalidate, kill, knock out*, liquidate, murder, omit, oust, phase out, put out, reject, rub out*, rule out, slay, stamp out*, terminate, waive, waste, wipe out*, blot out*, cast out, drive out, leave out, set aside, shut the door on, take out |
| Antonyms: | accept, choose, include, keep, ratify, sanction, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | emit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | diffuse, discharge |
| Synonyms: | afford, beam, belch, breathe, drip, eject, emanate, erupt, evacuate, excrete, exhale, expectorate, expel, expend, expire, extrude, exude, give off, gush, issue, jet, let off, loose, ooze, pass, perspire, pour, pronounce, purge, radiate, reek, secrete, shed, shoot, speak, spew, spill, spit, squirt, throw out, transmit, utter, vent, voice, void, vomit, yield, cast out, disembogue, give out, give vent to, send forth, send out |
| Antonyms: | conceal, contain, refrain, repress, suppress, withhold |
| Main Entry: | empty |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove contents |
| Synonyms: | clear, consume, decant, deplete, discharge, disgorge, drain, drink, dump, ebb, eject, escape, evacuate, exhaust, expel, gut, leak, leave, purge, release, run out, tap, unburden, unload, vacate, void, flow out, make void, pour out, rush out, use up |
| Antonyms: | fill |
| Main Entry: | evacuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clear an area; empty |
| Synonyms: | abandon, bail out*, cut out, decamp, depart, desert, discharge, displace, eject, expel, forsake, leave, pull out, quit, relinquish, remove, vacate, withdraw, hightail, move out, pack up, run for the hills, skidaddle |
| Antonyms: | come in, enter, fill, load, occupy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | evict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw out from residence |
| Synonyms: | bounce*, chase, dislodge, dismiss, dispossess, eject, expel, extrude, kick out*, oust, out, put out, remove, send packing*, shut out, turn out, boot out, force out, heave-ho, show out, show the door, toss out on ear |
| Antonyms: | admit, board, include, lease, receive, rent, take in, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | excommunicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | banish |
| Synonyms: | ban, curse, denounce, dismiss, eject, exclude, expel, oust, proscribe, remove, repudiate, anathematize, cast out, unchurch |
| Antonyms: | allow, include, permit, welcome |
| Main Entry: | excrete |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discharge, usually liquified substance |
| Synonyms: | ejaculate, eject, eliminate, emanate, evacuate, exhale, expel, exude, give off, leak, pass, perspire, produce, remove, secrete, sweat, throw off, urinate, void, defecate, egest, exudate |
| Main Entry: | exhale |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | breathe out |
| Synonyms: | breathe, discharge, eject, emanate, emit, evaporate, expel, give off, issue, respire, steam, vaporize, let out |
| Antonyms: | inhale, breathe in |
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