exiling
Casting someone out
Exiling is the act of banishing someone from their homeland or community.
Governments exile dissidents; families exile black sheep.
The word carries weight—exile isn't just leaving but being forced out, often permanently: The regime began exiling intellectuals who criticized the state.
One can also exile oneself, choosing permanent departure over intolerable conditions.
Legal expulsion from country
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- banishmentForced removal from place
- proscriptionFormal ban or condemnation
- evictionForced departure from rental
extradition · purge · excommunication · disbarment · transportation · rustication · ousting · removal
Deliberately avoiding someone
- outcastingEjecting from belonging
- blackballingGroup exclusion practice
- alienationState of being isolated
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
rejection · snubbing · disowning · cold-shouldering · boycotting · isolation · sidelining · spurning
Movement to new territory
- dispersionScattering across space
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
displacement · scattering · transplanting · dispersal · transmigration · movement · wandering · rootlessness
Shelter from persecution
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- statelessnessHaving no recognized citizenship
- protectionGuarding against harm
shelter · asylee · refugee · displaced person · safe haven · haven · amnesty · harbor
Leaving homeland permanently
- departureAct of going away
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- escapeFlight from captivity
exodus · withdrawal · fleeing · uprooting · defection · leaving · absconding · getaway
deportation
Legal expulsion from country
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- banishmentForced removal from place
- proscriptionFormal ban or condemnation
eviction · extradition · purge · excommunication · disbarment · transportation · rustication · ousting · removal · ejection
shunning
Deliberately avoiding someone
- outcastingEjecting from belonging
- blackballingGroup exclusion practice
- alienationState of being isolated
marginalization · rejection · snubbing · disowning · cold-shouldering · boycotting · isolation · sidelining · spurning · exclusion
migration
Movement to new territory
- dispersionScattering across space
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- relocationPermanent change of residence
resettlement · displacement · scattering · transplanting · dispersal · transmigration · movement · wandering · rootlessness · homelessness
asylum
Shelter from persecution
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- statelessnessHaving no recognized citizenship
protection · shelter · asylee · refugee · displaced person · safe haven · haven · amnesty · harbor · fugitive
emigration
Leaving homeland permanently
- departureAct of going away
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- evacuationRemoval from danger
escape · exodus · withdrawal · fleeing · uprooting · defection · leaving · absconding · getaway · desertion
- exclusionsexclude, exclusion, excluding, except, exception
- exilebanishment, banished, expulsion, deportation, deportee
- driving awayrepelling, banishing, forcing out, warding off, fending off
exilingwelcoming
Receiving others warmly
admitting · accepting · including · embracing · naturalizing
exilingrepatriating
Sending back to homeland
restoring · recalling · bringing home · reinstating · returning