ousts
Removes from power
Ousts is the third-person singular of oust, meaning to force someone out of a position or place.
The word typically applies to removing people from positions of power or authority: The board ousts the CEO after the scandal, A military coup ousts the president.
Oust suggests decisive displacement rather than gradual departure.
Takes something out
- deposesRemoves from authority
- overthrowsForcibly removes from power
- unseatsRemoves from position
- topplesFalls or overthrows
dethrones · expels · ejects · displaces · coup · impeaches · recalls · votes out
Forces to leave
- expelsRemoves by force
- removesTakes something out
- evictsExpels from property
- dispossessesDeprives of property
kicks out · forces out · displaces · tenant · landlord · squatter · occupant · trespasser
Overcomes or bests
- eliminatesRemoves from consideration
- knocks outDefeats by unconsciousness
- beatsPulses or defeats
- upsetsDisturbs or overturns
supplants · unseats · dethrones · surpasses · overtakes · replaces · champion · title
Discharges from employment
- terminatesBrings to an end
- removesTakes something out
- dismissesTerminates or rejects
- replacesTakes the place of
boardroom · shareholders · CEO · restructures · downsizes · buyout · proxy fight · hostile takeover
removes
Takes something out
- deposesRemoves from authority
- overthrowsForcibly removes from power
- unseatsRemoves from position
topples · dethrones · expels · ejects · displaces · coup · impeaches · recalls · votes out · regime change
ejects
Forces to leave
dispossesses · kicks out · forces out · displaces · tenant · landlord · squatter · occupant · trespasser · vacates
defeats
Overcomes or bests
- eliminatesRemoves from consideration
- knocks outDefeats by unconsciousness
- beatsPulses or defeats
upsets · supplants · unseats · dethrones · surpasses · overtakes · replaces · champion · title · ranking
fires
Discharges from employment
- terminatesBrings to an end
- removesTakes something out
- dismissesTerminates or rejects
replaces · boardroom · shareholders · CEO · restructures · downsizes · buyout · proxy fight · hostile takeover · executive