View synonyms for ousted

ousted

[ ous-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

expelled or removed:
The recently ousted CEO has told the board of directors that he won't accept his $800,000 severance.
Law. ejected or evicted:
If there weren’t some restriction or cost, such as a bond, every ousted tenant would appeal, with or without justification.

Origin of ousted¹

First recorded in 1660–70; oust ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; oust ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

First the Muslim Brotherhood came to power only to be ousted by the Egyptian military.

NBC News boss Deborah Turness abruptly ousted the ‘Meet the Press’ host four months ago.

He was the chief of staff of ousted Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych.

Last weekend, the cattiest of Hollande's ministers went a step too far, slamming France's economic policy, and was finally ousted.

But at least the ousted President Eduard Shevardnadze, for all the allegations of corruption against him, never was detained.

If they're ousted from Pump Street they're flying somewhere.

Soon, however, I was ousted from my single-bedded blessedness by a more worthy madman.

In the course of a century it has ousted all other methods of production, and all other forms of social activity.

Samson rubbed his hands and began to smile, but the pleasant look was ousted by a grotesque twitching of the countenance.

The real working man will soon be ousted, and his more cunning pretended friends will take possession and reap all the benefits.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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