expel
To force someone or something to leave or come out.
expel in a sentence
- The club threatened to expel any member who broke the rules.
- When you sneeze, you expel air from your lungs very quickly.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to expel?
- Awelcome
- Baccept
- Cadmit
- Deject
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D: eject. The other three mean the opposite of expel.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to expel?
- Aadmit
- Beject
- Cbanish
- Dremove
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A: admit. The other three mean nearly the same as expel.
Words that mean something similar
eject, remove, banish
Words that mean the opposite
admit, welcome, accept
More words about movement & action
- extract: To take or pull something out, often with effort.
- falter: To lose confidence and begin to hesitate or stumble.
- feat: An act that takes great skill, strength or courage.
- flail: To wave your arms and legs about wildly.
- flee: To run away from danger.
- fleet: Fast and nimble in movement.
- flinch: To make a small, sudden movement because of pain, fear or surprise.
- forage: To search for food in the wild.
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