evicted
Thrown out legally
Evicted is the past tense of evict—to force someone to leave a property, typically through legal process.
Landlords evict tenants for unpaid rent or lease violations.
The word extends to any forcible removal: The protesters were evicted from the building.
Being evicted carries connotations of displacement and loss of home.
Shifted from proper location
- uprootedRemoved from foundation
- dispossessedDeprived of home or land
- homelessWithout a dwelling
- unhousedLacking stable housing
destitute · unsettled · stranded · adrift · refugee · transient · street · rough sleeping
Removed from position
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- ejectedForcibly removed
- removedTaken from position
- thrown outExpelled or discarded
forced out · kicked out · put out · turned out · booted · dispossessed · locked out · turfed out
Become aware of
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- tenantOne who rents property
- leaseTemporary use contract
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
court · judgment · summons · writ · bailiff · injunction · nonpayment · arrears
Emotionally affecting
- boxesSix-sided containers
- moversRelocation workers
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- belongingsThings you possess
storage · upheaval · transition · resettlement · new address · temporary housing · emergency shelter · motels
displaced
Shifted from proper location
- uprootedRemoved from foundation
- dispossessedDeprived of home or land
- homelessWithout a dwelling
unhoused · destitute · unsettled · stranded · adrift · refugee · transient · street · rough sleeping · encampment
ousted
Removed from position
thrown out · forced out · kicked out · put out · turned out · booted · dispossessed · locked out · turfed out · shown the door
notice
Become aware of
foreclosure · court · judgment · summons · writ · bailiff · injunction · nonpayment · arrears · breach
moving
Emotionally affecting
belongings · storage · upheaval · transition · resettlement · new address · temporary housing · emergency shelter · motels · starting over
apartment
Rented unit in building
residence · occupant · unit · tenancy · housing · shelter · squat · lodging · accommodation · premises
- exclusionexclude, excluded, rule out, banned, bans
- outout, outside, outdoor, outdoors, outsider
- outcastsoutcast, pariah, pariahs, outcasts, outlaws
- rental termsrent, lease, sublease, sublet, rented
- non-ownersrenters, tenants, lessees, lodgers, boarders
- removedremoved, taken out, eliminated, deleted, erased
- eviction noticeFormal demand to vacate
- tenant evictionRemoval of renter legally
- eviction banLaw preventing tenant displacement
- illegal evictionUnlawful removal of tenant
- eviction moratoriumBan on tenant removal
- eviction processLegal steps to remove occupants