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EXPEL Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word expel. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word expel. (close relations)
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expelledexpulsion

Best Alternative Words for EXPEL

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drive away
verbv
verb

• force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

drive out
verbv
verb

• force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

• force or drive out

• clear out the chest and lungs

kick out
verbv
verb

• force to leave or move out

• remove from a position or office

throw out
verbv
verb

• force to leave or move out

• throw or cast away

• remove from a position or office

• bring forward for consideration or acceptance

• cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration

discharge
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the sudden giving off of energy

• the act of venting

• a substance that is emitted or released

• any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

• electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

• the pouring forth of a fluid

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• the act of discharging a gun

verb

• complete or carry out

• pour forth or release

• free from obligations or duties

• remove the charge from

• go off or discharge

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• eliminate (a substance)

• remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

• cause to go off

• release from military service

• become empty or void of its content

eject
verbv
verb

• put out or expel from a place

• eliminate (a substance)

• leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule

• cause to come out in a squirt

exhaust
verbv
noun

• gases ejected from an engine as waste products

• system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged

verb

• wear out completely

• use up (resources or materials)

• deplete

• use up the whole supply of

• eliminate (a substance)

oust
verbv
verb

• remove from a position or office

• remove and replace

release
verb, nounv, n
noun

• merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

• the act of liberating someone or something

• a process that liberates or discharges something

• an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• euphemistic expressions for death

• a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

• a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

• activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

• the act of allowing a fluid to escape

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

verb

• release, as from one's grip

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• let (something) fall or spill from a container

• prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

• eliminate (a substance)

• generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

• make (information) available for publication

• part with a possession or right

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• make (assets) available

rout
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a disorderly crowd of people

• an overwhelming defeat

verb

• cause to flee

• dig with the snout

• make a groove in

• defeat disastrously

boot out
verbv
verb

• remove from a position or office

• put out or expel from a place

drum out
verbv
verb

• remove from a position or office

rout out
verbv
verb

• get or find by searching

• force or drive out

• cause to flee

turf out
verbv
verb

• put out or expel from a place

Best Hypernyms For EXPEL

Here is a list of related hypernyms for expel, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
remove defeat dismiss displace eject move oust overcome
Phrases (1)
get the better of

Alternatives for DISCHARGE

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