EJECTED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

ejected

verb

past tense of eject

as in dismissed

to drive or force out we summarily ejected the unwanted guest from our party

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as in expelled

to violently throw out or off (something from within) the malfunctioning VCR abruptly stopped rewinding and ejected the tape

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Recent Examples of ejected Plate umpire Alan Porter tossed Vitello and first-base ump Jim Wolf ejected Webb, who was not pitching Friday. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 Days later, a former NBA player who has used the WNBA as a vehicle for anti-trans advocacy was ejected from a Chicago Sky game, after engaging in an altercation with team guard Natasha Cloud. — Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026 Bostwick said the most recent county cleanups ejected a handful of RVs from Pearblossom in 2022 and Sun Valley and 2023. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Perhaps the more notable issue is that a Chinese Long March rocket has again ejected debris into space, with similar incidents in 2024 and 2022 involving the 6A vehicle. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 Dawson was ejected by smirking plate ump Joe West in a 1991 game for arguing West’s shape-shifting strike zone. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 Pirates reliever Camilo Doval pitched one inning of scoreless relief in the sixth before being ejected. — CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 The driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and taken to a hospital in critical condition. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 Midfielder Yannick Bright was the Miami player ejected and is suspended for Saturday’s game at Nu Stadium. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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Gibson Dunn, an external law firm, investigated and dismissed Love’s complaints.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
Advertisement Unfortunately, some of my academic and clinical colleagues have dismissed this approach.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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The attorney general's office on Thursday formally charged Fernando Farias, a high-ranking officer who was expelled last week from Argentina, with fuel smuggling.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
As a result, students who should have been suspended, expelled, or otherwise held accountable for dangerous or disruptive behavior remained in the classroom.

— Cory Turner, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

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The Brewers regained a two-run lead in the sixth on David Hamilton’s RBI single that chased Bradford, who gave up nine hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The Dodgers loaded the bases again in the eighth but came up empty when Muncy chased a splitter out of the strike zone on the ninth-pitch of his at-bat against reliever Didier Fuentes.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of chased

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Chicago police are now saying 15 victims were shot Saturday night after gunfire erupted at a park on the city's South Side.

— Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Then when Nabers sustained a concussion the fourth week, Slayton erupted in a Week 5 win at Seattle for eight catches, 122 yards and a touchdown.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of erupted

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Co-owner John Mara is battling cancer, and co-owner Steve Tisch is laying low after being outed in the Epstein Files.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
Photoplay’s feature Hollywood’s Unmarried Husbands and Wives outed several of the era’s most bankable couples—Clark Gable and Carole Lombard among them—for the crime of cohabitating without paperwork.

— Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of outed

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In 2024, the South Coast Air Quality Management District reported that the Prima Deshecha Landfill emitted around 2,681 pounds of ethylbenzene annually and 55 pounds of toluene.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Many objects that originally emitted visible light are now brightest in the infrared.

— Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of emitted

Verb

Any doubts over whether that deal would be concluded would have been banished as soon as Riad was taken off.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Since then, the former Duke of York has been effectively banished from royal life, including the Firm’s annual Christmas gathering at Sandringham.

— Emma Banks, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of banished

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Anthony DeVore downed his shot like water, while his wife Savanna DeVore spit out most of hers.

— Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
As the Giants drove into the red zone, Beckham even walked over to right tackle Marcus Mbow and appeared to ask the offensive lineman to spit into the receiver’s gloves to create some stick.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026

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