Word Type

Verb

The word "expel" can be used as a verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

impel

Derived Terms

expellable expellee expeller reexpel unexpelled

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

defeat displace eliminate get the better of move obviate overcome remove rid of

Manner Of

move

Related Terms

expulsion

Related Terms

deport eject erupt expulsion fire membership remove

Synonym Network

banish discharge dislodge disown drive away egest eject eliminate evacuate exclude excommunicate excrete exscind fire ostracize oust proscribe relegate remove rout unchurch void

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