Meaning & use
banished
Sent away from a place permanently, especially as a punishment, or forcibly removed and forbidden to return.
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The banished prince lived for years in a distant, unfamiliar land.
All negative thoughts felt banished the moment she stepped onto the sunny beach.
A note on using this word
Banished functions as the past participle of banish but is also used as an adjective describing someone's exiled status.
Words with a similar meaning
exiledexpelled
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