kicked out

verb

Definition of kicked outnext
past tense of kick out
as in dismissed
to drive or force out kicked out of the game for using bad language

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked out
  1. dismissed
  2. ejected
  3. banished
  4. cast out
  5. expelled
Verb
  • Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter, but his case was abruptly dismissed in July over allegations that prosecutors withheld evidence.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Senior management was the last to leave about 45 minutes after the plant had been closed and all other employees had been dismissed, the company said.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of dismissed
Verb
  • The second event — explained in layman’s terms — is when a tiny bit of the sun, plasma and magnetic fields, is ejected.
    Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Graves said the collision caused one passenger to be ejected from the bus and that person died.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of ejected
Verb
  • Apparently, she was banished from her Puritan colony for being too much of a buzzkill.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Those found guilty of habitual funny cowboy dancing are either executed or banished to the Desolate Zone, where they are forced to get jobs and raise families.
    Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of banished
Verb
  • Rejection by the group could lead to death, as those cast out were at the mercy of predators and harsh environments.
    Harrison Monarth, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Other countries sought to accommodate, sequester, or cast out the migrants—mostly to no avail.
    Alexander Betts, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
Definition of cast out
Verb
  • So my husband, for example, his family is from Egypt, expelled by Gamal Abdel Nasser.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For example, the Beverly Hills school district expelled five eighth-graders who shared fake nudes of 16 other eighth-graders in February.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of expelled
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Thesaurus Entries Near kicked out

kicked off

kicked out

kicked over

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