Synonyms for banish
ˈbæn ɪʃban·ish

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1. banish

   Banish, primarily to put under ban, to compel by authority to leave a place or country, perhaps with restriction to some other place or country. From a country, a person may be banished, exiled, or expatriated; banished from any country where he may happen to be, but expatriated or exiled only from his own. One may expatriate or exile himself; he is banished by others. Banish is a word of wide import; one may banish disturbing thoughts; care may banish sleep. To expel is to drive out with violence or rudeness, and so often with disgrace.

   Synonyms:
   ban, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, drive out, eject, evict, exile, expatriate, expel, ostracize, oust

   Preposition:
   Cataline was banished from Rome; John the Apostle was banished to Patmos.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. banish

   Synonyms:
   expel, abandon, dispel, eject, extrude, exclude, relegate, expatriate, repudiate, disclaim

   Antonyms:
   cherish, foster, protect, consider, encourage, locate, retain, entertain, domiciliate, domesticate, harbor

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackballverb

   expel from a community or group

   Synonyms:
   ostracize, veto, toss, relegate, cast out, toss out, fling, eschew, blackball, chuck out, dispose, ban, throw away, bar, censor, cast away, ostracise, cast aside, throw out, negative, put away, toss away, discard, shun

2. banish, banverb

   ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

   Synonyms:
   blackball, ostracize, bar, ostracise, ban, cast out, relegate, censor, shun

3. banish, relegate, barverb

   expel, as if by official decree

   "he was banished from his own country"

   Synonyms:
   barricade, blockade, block up, relegate, bump, cast out, classify, ban, blackball, submit, demote, break, debar, block, kick downstairs, bar, ostracize, block off, pass on, exclude, ostracise, stop, shun

4. banishverb

   drive away

   "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom"

   Synonyms:
   blackball, ostracize, bar, ostracise, ban, cast out, relegate, shun

Matched Categories

1. • Chase Away
   • Expel

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1. banishverb

   Synonyms:
   exile, expatriate, ostracize, expel from the country

2. banishverb

   Synonyms:
   exclude, shut out, drive away, put out of mind

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. banishverb

   Synonyms:
   exile, expatriate, relegate, drive away, dismiss, expel

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "banish":

   ban

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How to use banish in a sentence?

1. Joshua Rosenkranz:

   The Supreme Court delivered a resounding message today: You can't banish a person from his home and family without clear lines, announced up front.

2. Diogenes the Cynic (412 to 323 B.C.):

   If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate.

3. Donica Thomas Varner:

   RACIAL DISPUTE AT BELOVED BAKERY ROILS LIBERAL COLLEGE TOWN The jury also found that the college( not Meredith Raimondo) was guilty of intentional infliction of emotional distress for David Gibson, David Gibson, as well as libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress onhis son. Donica Thomas Varner, the colleges general counsel, said Donica Thomas Varner was disappointed with the verdict and denied the college had defamedthe bakery or its owners. Neither Oberlin College nor Dean Meredith Raimondo defamed a local business or Oberlin College owners, and they never endorsed statements made by others, rather, the college and Dr. Raimondo worked to ensure that students freedom of speech was protected and that the student demonstrations were safe and lawful, and they attempted to help the plaintiffs repair any harm caused by the student protests. AS OBERLIN ACTIVISM FLARED, STUDENTS PUSHED TO BANISH GRADES BELOW C According to one ofthe bakerys attorneys, the verdict sendsa clear message to other educational institutions. I think part of what we did here today is answer the question as to, What are we going to tolerate in our society ?

4. David Sarnoff:

   We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.

5. Demetri Kolokotronis:

   I banish fear with two words: you lead.