Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ousting

1 sense of ousting

Sense 1
ouster, ousting -- (the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out)
       => 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")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb oust

2 senses of oust

Sense 1
oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out, expel -- (remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds")
       => remove -- (remove from a position or an office)

Sense 2
oust -- (remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter")
       => supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede -- (take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school")