expulsion

Examples

• All

• The Medici had de facto ruled over Florence for sixty years, and their expulsion marked a watershed in Florentine politics and culture.

  Academic text (2011)

• Moreover, holes in the back of the casing allow the expulsion of any water that might enter the housing.

  Academic text (1995)

• Infants begin nursing within a few hours of birth, following the expulsion of the placenta.

  Academic text (1992)

• Oxytocin infusion was started six hours following catheter expulsion in those women who failed to go into labor.

  Academic text (2007)

• The expulsion of air from the balloon caused it to collapse quickly.

• The doctor explained that the expulsion of toxins from the body can lead to improved health.

• During the experiment, the expulsion of gas from the container created a loud noise.

Synonyms

R

release

vsexpulsion

149 3.6

The act of letting a liquid, gas, or energy flow out

involves actively forcing out by pressure rather than permitting escape

R

removal

vsexpulsion

106 2.0

Taking something or someone away from a place

is more specific about forcing out by applying pressure

E

exile

vsexpulsion

75 5.3

Being forced to live away from your home country, usually for political reasons

describes physical or material forcing out, not long term political displacement

E

extraction

vsexpulsion

50 4.3

Removing something from a place using effort or force

emphasizes forced exit through pressure rather than just effortful removal

E

ejection

vsexpulsion

23 5.5

Forcing someone or something out of a place quickly

is the general act of forcing out by pressure rather than timing or suddenness

O

ouster

vsexpulsion

19 7.4

Removing someone from a place like a home by force or law

is about physical or material forcing out, not legal or positional removal

E

evacuation

vsexpulsion

• NSFW

14 4.5

Removing the contents of a container or body, for example waste from a tank

focuses on forced exit by pressure rather than general emptying

B

banishment

vsexpulsion

14 7.6

The act of forcing someone to leave a country or community as punishment

is about removing physical contents by pressure, not social or legal exclusion

E

extrusion

vsexpulsion

• Specialized

1 8.1

Forcing something out by pressing it

is the general action of pushing out, not limited to continuous shaping

O

ousting

vsexpulsion

1 7.0

To remove someone from a job or role, often by force

refers to pressing things out of containers or bodies rather than displacing people

E

expression

vsexpulsion

1 6.7

Squeezing a part of the body to force out liquid

is broader, covering any forced exit not only squeezed liquids

E

expelling

vsexpulsion

• Specialized

1 5.2

Forcing liquid or waste out of the body

covers forcing out from containers and bodies, not only living organisms

E

eviction

vsexpulsion

• Specialized

1 5.8

Removing data from cache or memory to free space

concerns pushing physical contents out by pressure rather than data management

E

excision

vsexpulsion

• Formal

1 9.8

Removing a person from a church and its membership

focuses on forcing material out by pressure rather than depriving membership

F

forcing out

vsexpulsion

5.5

An action that makes someone leave a job or place against their will

is the general process of forcing things out from containers or bodies

L

legal ouster

vsexpulsion

• Formal

8.8

The removal of a person from property by a court order

is the physical act of forcing things out, not a legal dispossession

Antonyms

I

inclusion

11 3.7

An extra thing that is part of a larger item or package

How Forceful

eruption

4 4.3

expulsion

3 6.4

ejection

23 5.5

to discharge

12 4.4

leak

290 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology