BOOTING (OUT) Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

booting (out)

verb

present participle of boot (out)

as in dismissing

to drive or force out the theater manager booted out the audience members who were making a disturbance

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The program was established by state lawmakers in 2018 as a way to help stem the tide of mental illness in jails and prisons, usually by dismissing cases and offering treatment for the underlying conditions behind a defendant’s arrest.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Manchester, for example, was in court for a year after dismissing a contractor from the Parkade redevelopment job, and ended up paying $2 million.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026

Definition of dismissing

Verb

The relatively painless prices for ejecting bad contracts continued at this year’s trade deadline.

— Harman Dayal, New York Times, 20 June 2026
The pilot sustained minor injuries after ejecting from the plane and was transported to the hospital, the Yakima County Sheriff's Office said.

— Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 14 June 2026

Definition of ejecting

Verb

Imanaga recovered a bit after the leadoff home run, but the Cardinals lineup coaxed long at-bats and drove up his pitch count, chasing the left-hander from the game after 4 2/3 innings.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
These businesses live or die by people answering phones, booking jobs, chasing payments and calming down upset customers.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of chasing

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But being intellectually skeptical of something is not the same as banishing it from one’s existence.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
Between the trauma his father inflicted on him, banishing him, calling him weak, giving him a scar and pitting him against his sister — along with his mother being taken — Zuko gives into his darker impulses.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Definition of banishing

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But so a modern car, like a Bronco, the powertrain’s running off electronics, right?

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 1 July 2026
Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha is another right-footed left-winger, but is charged with partnering an overlapping full-back and running off central midfield tempo-setters such as Bruno Fernandes.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of running off

Verb

After several decades of turning out the Bunker camp, Republicans have struggled to retain their support.

— Alex Rosado, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026
The sunny season is really just heating up, but Palmer has been turning out look after look in anticipation of summer, this perky ponytail included.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 June 2026

Definition of turning out

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An earlier decision from the court throwing out Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act came early enough that some red states were able to scramble and redraw congressional district lines to further favor Republicans.

— Tamara Keith, NPR, 1 July 2026
Greg Abel celebrates after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Iowa Cubs played the Buffalo Bisons on June 25, 2026.

— Alex Crippen, CNBC, 27 June 2026

Definition of throwing out

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