dislodging
Knocking something loose
Dislodging is forcing something out of a fixed position.
You might dislodge a stone from a wall, food stuck in your throat, or a competitor from first place.
The word implies the thing was settled or embedded before being moved: The impact dislodged several ceiling tiles.
Figuratively, entrenched ideas or people in power can be dislodged.
Pulling out from within
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
- detachingUnfastening from attachment
- displacingRemoving from position
dislocation · disengaging · releasing · separating · unfastening · disentangling · unsticking · withdrawing
Release from constraint
- releaseTo let go
- extricationAct of freeing
- unblockingRemoving an obstacle
- clearingTreeless space in forest
unclogging · unsticking · loosening · breaking free · releasing · untrapping · rescuing · unlocking
Forcible removal from power
- dethroneRemove from sovereignty
- toppleCause to fall
- deposeRemove from authority
- oustRemove from position
usurp · supplant · coup · overturn · impeachment · deposing · removal · ousting
Removal from usual location
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- extractionAct of removing
- unearthingDiscovering something hidden
- relocationPermanent change of residence
transplanting · rooting out · pulling up · removal · destabilizing · disruption · forced migration · resettlement
extracting
Pulling out from within
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
- detachingUnfastening from attachment
displacing · dislocation · disengaging · releasing · separating · unfastening · disentangling · unsticking · withdrawing · clearing
liberation
Release from constraint
- releaseTo let go
- extricationAct of freeing
- unblockingRemoving an obstacle
clearing · unclogging · unsticking · loosening · breaking free · releasing · untrapping · rescuing · unlocking · opening up
overthrow
Forcible removal from power
oust · usurp · supplant · coup · overturn · impeachment · deposing · removal · ousting · dethroning
displacement
Removal from usual location
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- extractionAct of removing
- unearthingDiscovering something hidden
relocation · transplanting · rooting out · pulling up · removal · destabilizing · disruption · forced migration · resettlement
expulsion
Forced permanent removal
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
jettison · eviction · oust · thrust · propel · launch · fling · extrusion · spew · erupt
- displacementdislocation, relocation, displacing, uprooting, eviction
- expulsionsejection, ousting, expelling, forcing out, eviction
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