Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun expulsion
3 senses of expulsion
Sense 1
ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance -- (the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school")
=> banishment, proscription -- (rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone)
Sense 2
extrusion, expulsion -- (squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple")
=> squeeze, squeezing -- (the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze")
Sense 3
expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out -- (the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)
=> propulsion, actuation -- (the act of propelling)