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All banish synonyms

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verb banish

  • oust — to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
  • relegate — to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.
  • ostracize — to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
  • get rid of — to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
  • dismiss — to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
  • isolate — to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
  • remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
  • dispel — to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate: to dispel the dense fog.
  • outlaw — a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law.
  • proscribe — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
  • discard — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
  • dislodge — to remove or force out of a particular place: to dislodge a stone with one's foot.
  • sequester — to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude.
  • discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
  • ban — To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
  • deport — If a government deports someone, usually someone who is not a citizen of that country, it sends them out of the country because they have committed a crime or because it believes they do not have the right to be there.
  • transport — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
  • rusticate — to go to the country.
  • shake off — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
  • shut out — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
  • cast out — To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
  • send away — dismiss
  • throw out — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • ostracise — to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
  • do away with — from this or that place; off: to go away.
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