Antonyms for oust
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : oust |
| Phonetic Transcription : aÊŠst |
Definition of oust
Origin :- early 15c., from Anglo-French oster (late 13c.), Old French oster "remove, take away, take off; evict, dispel; liberate, release" (Modern French ôter), from Latin obstare "stand before, be opposite, stand opposite to, block," in Vulgar Latin, "hinder," from ob "against" (see ob-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related: Ousted; ousting.
- verb expel, get rid of
- She sought to oust them by thinking of any one else, of Aggie, of Joe.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Josie, of course, was prompt to oust Angie Tuthill from her place in the choir.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Shouldn't I like to see a new claimant come up and oust them after all!
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- He joined Pierson at her side, and made no effort to oust him.
- Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
- Who would there be who could effectively contest his claim, or oust him from his place?
- Extract from : « Tristram of Blent » by Anthony Hope
- No one can oust you from my heart if she had all the gifts of the nine graces.
- Extract from : « The Girls at Mount Morris » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- I swear he has been trying to oust me, and the old lady has encouraged him.
- Extract from : « The Queen's Scarlet » by George Manville Fenn
- We've promised our dead and our living to oust that corrupt monster from his throne.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Paw » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- The Marquise determined to oust Simon from his place in his father's heart.
- Extract from : « The Son of Monte Christo » by Jules Lermina
- If he procured his escape, it would be to oust him irrevocably from his inheritance.
- Extract from : « Roger Ingleton, Minor » by Talbot Baines Reed
Synonyms for oust
- banish
- bereave
- boot out
- bounce
- bundle off
- cast out
- chase
- depose
- deprive
- dethrone
- discharge
- disinherit
- dislodge
- displace
- dispossess
- divest
- drive out
- eject
- evict
- expulse
- fire
- force out
- give the 1-2-3
- kick out
- lay off
- let go
- lose
- ostracize
- pack off
- pink slip
- relegate
- remove
- rob
- sack
- send packing
- show the door
- throw out
- topple
- transport
- turn out
- unseat
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