banished

The word “banished” has 2 syllables: ban-ished

It's pronounced as /ˈbænɪʃt/


What is synonym and antonym for banished?

In the thesaurus, “banished” has 69 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for banished along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for banished

  • abandoned
  • axed
  • bounced
  • canned
  • cashiered
  • cast out
  • chased
  • defenestrated
  • deforced
  • deported
  • derelict
  • desolate
  • destitute
  • discharged
  • disinherited
  • dismissed
  • displaced
  • dispossessed
  • down-and-out
  • ejected
  • eliminated
  • evicted
  • excluded
  • excommunicated
  • exiled
  • expatriated
  • expelled
  • expulsed
  • extruded
  • fired
  • forlorn
  • forsaken
  • friendless
  • gave one the gate
  • houseless
  • itinerant
  • kicked out
  • mustered out
  • ostracized
  • ousted
  • outcast
  • outed
  • pink-slipped
  • ran off
  • ran out
  • read out
  • rejected
  • released
  • relegated
  • removed
  • repudiated
  • retired
  • routed
  • sacked
  • sent packing
  • shut out
  • spurned
  • terminated
  • threw out
  • transported
  • turned out
  • uncared-for
  • unhoused
  • unsettled
  • unsheltered
  • vagabond
  • vagrant
  • wandering
  • without a roof

Antonyms for banished

  • accepted
  • admitted
  • entertained
  • harbored
  • housed
  • lodged
  • naturalized
  • received
  • repatriated
  • settled
  • sheltered
  • took
  • took in
  • welcomed

Meanings of banished

  • verb
    1. (heading) To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.
    2. To expel, especially from the mind.
  • adjective
    1. Having been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden from returning; forbidden and prohibited.

Example Sentences

  • The dictator banished all political opponents from the country.
  • She felt relieved once her fears were banished by the reassuring news.
  • The once bustling town had been banished to obscurity after the economic collapse.
  • In the story, the hero banished the dark forces from the land.
  • The old myths and superstitions were banished with the advent of modern science.

On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to banished, such as: abandoned, accepted, admitted, axed, bounced, canned, cashiered.

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Related Words

banned

  • banished
  • barred
  • black-market
  • blackballed
  • blacklisted
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  • bridled
  • ceased
  • checked
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  • crushed
  • curbed
  • debarred
  • deported
  • deprived
  • deterred
  • disallowed
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  • discontinued
  • discouraged
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  • staved off
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  • taboo
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  • threw out
  • unacceptable
  • unauthorized
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  • unlawful
  • unlicensed
  • unmentionable
  • unsanctioned
  • unseemly
  • unsuitable
  • verboten
  • vetoed

debarred

  • banished
  • banned
  • barred
  • blackballed
  • blacklisted
  • blocked
  • ceased
  • checked off
  • closed out
  • deported
  • deterred
  • discontinued
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  • eliminated
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  • excluded
  • excommunicated
  • exiled
  • expelled
  • froze out
  • halted
  • hindered
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  • obviated
  • ostracized
  • ousted
  • precluded
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  • prohibited
  • ruled out
  • shut out
  • staved off
  • suspended
  • threw out

ejected

  • axed
  • banished
  • belched
  • bounced
  • canned
  • cashiered
  • cast
  • cast out
  • chased
  • defenestrated
  • deforced
  • deported
  • detached
  • discharged
  • disgorged
  • dislodged
  • dismissed
  • displaced
  • dispossessed
  • eliminated
  • emanated
  • emitted
  • eructed
  • erupted
  • evacuated
  • evicted
  • excised
  • exhaled
  • exiled
  • expatriated
  • expelled
  • expunged
  • extirpate
  • extracted
  • extruded
  • fired
  • flung
  • freed
  • furloughed
  • gave one the gate
  • gushed
  • heaved
  • hove
  • hurled
  • issued
  • jetted
  • kicked out
  • laid-off
  • launched
  • let go
  • mustered out
  • ostracized
  • ousted
  • outed
  • pink-slipped
  • pitched
  • poured
  • ran off
  • read out
  • recalled
  • released
  • removed
  • replaced
  • retired
  • routed
  • sacked
  • sent away
  • sent home
  • sent packing
  • shot
  • shut out
  • spat
  • spewed
  • spit
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  • sprang
  • sprung
  • spurted
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  • streamed
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  • terminated
  • threw out
  • tossed
  • turned out
  • vented
  • withdrawn

eliminated

  • alone
  • banished
  • banned
  • barred
  • bereft
  • blackballed
  • blacklisted
  • blocked
  • cast aside
  • cast away
  • ceased
  • checked off
  • closed out
  • debarred
  • deported
  • derelict
  • deserted
  • desolate
  • detached
  • deterred
  • discarded
  • discontinued
  • dislodged
  • disregarded
  • dissipated
  • dropped
  • dumped
  • eighty-sixed
  • ejected
  • empty
  • evacuated
  • excepted
  • excised
  • excluded
  • excommunicated
  • exiled
  • expelled
  • expunged
  • extirpate
  • extracted
  • forgotten
  • forlorn
  • forsaken
  • froze out
  • given up
  • godforsaken
  • halted
  • hindered
  • impeded
  • jilted
  • left
  • left in the cold
  • left in the lurch
  • neglected
  • obstructed
  • obviated
  • ostracized
  • ousted
  • outcast
  • passed up
  • pigeon-holed
  • precluded
  • prevented
  • prohibited
  • rejected
  • relinquished
  • ruled out
  • shunned
  • shut out
  • side-tracked
  • sidelined
  • staved off
  • suspended
  • threw out
  • unoccupied
  • vacant
  • vacated
  • withdrawn

gave one the gate

  • axed
  • banished
  • bounced
  • canned
  • cashiered
  • cast out
  • chased
  • defenestrated
  • deforced
  • deported
  • discharged
  • dismissed
  • displaced
  • dispossessed
  • ejected
  • evicted
  • exiled
  • expatriated
  • expelled
  • extruded
  • fired
  • kicked out
  • mustered out
  • ostracized
  • ousted
  • outed
  • pink-slipped
  • ran off
  • read out
  • released
  • removed
  • retired
  • routed
  • sacked
  • sent packing
  • shut out
  • terminated
  • threw out
  • turned out

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