Synonyms for banish

Synonyms for (verb) banish

Synonyms: banish

Definition: drive away

Usage: banish bad thoughts; banish gloom

Similar words: turn back, chase away, run off, drive away, drive off, drive out, dispel

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

Usage: Drive away potential burglars; drive away bad thoughts; dispel doubts; The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers


Synonyms: relegate, banish, bar

Definition: expel, as if by official decree

Usage: he was banished from his own country

Similar words: kick out, expel, throw out

Definition: force to leave or move out

Usage: He was expelled from his native country


Synonyms: ban, banish, blackball, shun, cast out, ostracise, ostracize

Definition: expel from a community or group

Similar words: kick out, expel, throw out

Definition: force to leave or move out

Usage: He was expelled from his native country


Synonyms: ban, banish

Definition: ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

Similar words: kick out, expel, throw out

Definition: force to leave or move out

Usage: He was expelled from his native country


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