What is another word for evict?

Common synonyms for evict include forceout.

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Evict

Verb / ɪˈvɪkt / Another word for evict — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

to force someone to leave a place, especially their home

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The sheriff came to evict the squatters from the abandoned building.
The school principal threatened to evict the troublemakers from the campus.
The city council voted to evict the homeless from the park.
The bank is trying to evict the homeowner for defaulting on the mortgage payments.
The hotel manager decided to evict the rowdy guests for disturbing the other guests.

'I always thought I'd have a big old house and a huge comfortable bed and I'd wake up one morning and say, 'Yeah, I deserve all this.' And I never did that because I never felt that - that I was in the right place at the right time enough to deserve it.' - Evicted by Matthew Desmond
'If you're going to evict people, you'd better have a place for them to go.' - Robert Reich
'When they evict people, they don't just evict tenants, they evict families, they evict the community.' - James Baldwin

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