defenestrated (Meaning)
defenestrated
a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office), a throwing of a person or thing out of a window
Synonyms & Antonyms of defenestrated
Synonyms:
- retired
- terminated
- fired
- ostracized
- removed
- sacked
- canned
- pink-slipped
- axed
- exiled
- evicted
- cashiered
- mustered out
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- ran off
- kicked out
- booted (out)
- deforced
- outed
- threw out
- drummed (out)
- bounced
- cast out
- turned out
- chased
- routed
Antonyms:
defenestrated Sentence Examples
- The angry mob defenestrated the unpopular politician from the second-story window.
- The unruly students were defenestrated from the university building by security.
- The mischievous child defenestrated his toy car, sending it crashing to the ground.
- In a fit of rage, the CEO defenestrated his laptop after a failed business deal.
- The hapless window cleaner accidentally defenestrated himself while reaching for a high pane.
- The esteemed professor was defenestrated from his academic position after making controversial remarks.
- The tower's ancient gargoyles seemed to defenestrate themselves, plummeting into the moat below.
- The jury unanimously defenestrated the suspect from the courthouse, convicting him of murder.
- The legend of the defenestrations of Prague tells of three government officials being thrown out of a window.
- The activists defenestrated themselves from the office building to protest environmental inaction.
FAQs About the word defenestrated
a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office), a throwing of a person or thing out of a window
retired, terminated, fired, ostracized, removed,sacked, canned, pink-slipped, axed, exiled
admitted, took, received, accepted, took in,welcomed, harbored, housed,lodged, sheltered
The angry mob defenestrated the unpopular politician from the second-story window.
The unruly students were defenestrated from the university building by security.
The mischievous child defenestrated his toy car, sending it crashing to the ground.
In a fit of rage, the CEO defenestrated his laptop after a failed business deal.