banish

[ban-ish] / ˈbæn ɪʃ /

VERB

expel from place or situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dismiss dispel drive away eject eliminate eradicate evict exclude exile get rid of isolate ostracize oust outlaw relegate remove

STRONG

ban deport discard discharge dislodge excommunicate expatriate proscribe rusticate sequester transport

WEAK

cast out expulse extradict shake off shut out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept admit allow fix hold include incorporate keep plant take in welcome

STRONG

permit

Example Sentences

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We should banish it, because I’ve learned the hard way that it’s too abstract.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Staring at the prospect of letting another seemingly insurmountable lead slip, Arsenal are desperate to banish those demons, having grappled with the tag over the past two decades.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Moments later Cronin was grabbing the kid’s shirt and leading him to the baseline, where he ordered an assistant coach to remove him from the court area and banish him to the locker room.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

“The Traitors’ plan is to banish Ron, but I don’t have that in me .

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

The memory of him made her shudder, and no matter what she did to try to banish him, he wouldn’t go.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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