Synonyms of evict

evict

verb

as in to eject

to force (someone) to leave a place

His landlord has threatened to evict him if he doesn't pay the rent soon.

They were evicted from their apartment.

Related Words

• eject
• banish
• expel
• dismiss
• deport
• dispossess
• exile
• chase
• remove
• displace
• ostracize
• shut out
• read out
• oust
• expatriate
• retire
• cast out
• deforce
• out
• sack
• kick out
• fire
• extrude
• terminate
• run off
• drum (out)
• boot (out)
• rout
• can
• bounce
• turf (out)
• turn out
• release
• throw out
• discharge
• ax
• defenestrate
• pink-slip
• muster out
• cashier

Dissimilar Words

• take
• accept
• receive
• admit
• take in
• welcome
• entertain
• shelter
• house
• lodge
• harbor

Synonym Chooser

How does the verb evict contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of evict are eject, expel, and oust. While all these words mean "to drive or force out," evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home.

evicted for nonpayment of rent

When is eject a more appropriate choice than evict?

The words eject and evict can be used in similar contexts, but eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action.

ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar

When can expel be used instead of evict?

While in some cases nearly identical to evict, expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical.

a student expelled from college

In what contexts can oust take the place of evict?

The words oust and evict are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion.

police ousted the squatters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of evict

Smith was evicted due to the activities, claims Jane Doe 2, and moved into a second residence associated with his famous sister. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026

Instead there is a young woman with a dismissive smile, and the authority of someone who belongs to the house because she cannot be evicted from its history. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

When the government expanded the park in the late 1990s and early 2000s, hundreds of villagers—including Mgesi's family—were forcibly evicted from their ancestral lands. — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Twenty-six percent of women who were pregnant or postpartum when they were illegally evicted lacked a lease, and 21% of all interview participants who were illegally evicted had a month-to-month tenancy. — Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026