ousted

[ ous-tid ]

adjective

1. expelled or removed:

   The recently ousted CEO has told the board of directors that he won't accept his $800,000 severance.

2. Law. ejected or evicted:

   If there weren’t some restriction or cost, such as a bond, every ousted tenant would appeal, with or without justification.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of oust.

Other Words From

• un·oust·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ousted¹

First recorded in 1660–70; oust ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; oust ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

The way Musk and Ramaswamy have been talking, they clearly have the idea that they’ll be cleaning house from Day 1 onward—just like Musk did when he bought Twitter in late 2022, brought his friends and cronies on as consultants for cost cuts, ousted the company’s executives, and went on to lay off thousands more staffers.

From Slate

Trump’s former national security advisor John Bolton, who was ousted in 2019, said his former boss likely picked Hegseth because he saw him as compliant.

From Los Angeles Times

Both, however, have been ardent supporters and defenders of Trump; Stefanik enjoys the special distinction of rising to become chair of the House Republican Conference after Rep. Liz Cheney was ousted for criticizing Trump over the Jan. 6 riots.

From Slate

On Monday, a new prime minister was installed by the country's ruling council after the previous leader, Garry Conille, was ousted less than six months into the job.

From BBC

Voters in Council District 14, meanwhile, ousted Councilmember Kevin de León, who refused to resign after being caught on tape making deplorable, racially divisive comments.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fired
• freed
• laid-off
• released
• sacked