Synonyms for

Expel

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

Definition

to force someone to leave a place or an organization

Synonyms & similar words

routout eject exhaust drumout release bootout kickout throwout rout discharge oust eject remove dismiss evict oust banish discharge deport exclude fire sack terminate veto

Synonyms by register

Formal

eject banish deport oust

Informal

kick out throw out boot out fire

Literary

exile displace

Antonyms

admit accept welcome receive allow include retain

Common collocations

  • expel from school
  • expel from country
  • expel from organization
  • expel air
  • expel gas
  • expel a student
  • expel a member

Word family

noun expulsion
verb expel
adjective expulsive

Usage note

Often used in contexts of removal from a place, group, or institution. Can also refer to the physical expulsion of substances from the body.

Example sentences

  1. The teacher can expel a student from the classroom if they are being disruptive.
  2. The club may expel a member if they break the rules.
  3. The landlord can expel tenants who don't pay their rent.
  4. The government can expel illegal immigrants from the country.
  5. The coach can expel a player from the team for breaking the rules.

Quotes

  • Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities - that's training or instruction - but is rather making visible what is hidden as a seed.
  • The most important thing that schools do is not to teach arithmetic, biology or history. They teach the process of learning. Once you've mastered that, you can learn anything you want.
  • The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

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