追い出す|おいだすoidasu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto expel; to drive out
    台所だいどころからその猫ねこを追い出おいだしてくれ。↗
    Chase the cat out of the kitchen.
Conjugation
Dictionary form追い出す(おいだす)
Polite (masu)追い出します(おいだします)
Negative (nai)追い出さない(おいださない)
polite (masen)追い出しません(おいだしません)
classical zu / nu追い出さず・追い出さぬ(おいださず・おいださぬ)
Past (ta)追い出した(おいだした)
polite (mashita)追い出しました(おいだしました)
Past negative (nakatta)追い出さなかった(おいださなかった)
polite (masen deshita)追い出しませんでした(おいだしませんでした)
Te form追い出して(おいだして)
Potential追い出せる(おいだせる)
Passive追い出される(おいだされる)
Causative追い出させる(おいださせる)
Causative passive追い出させられる(おいださせられる)
Conditional (ba)追い出せば(おいだせば)
tara追い出したら(おいだしたら)
Volitional追い出そう(おいだそう)
polite (mashou)追い出しましょう(おいだしましょう)
Imperative追い出せ(おいだせ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym放逐ほうちくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Expelling or ousting someone — the target can be a place, or a post or organization; everyday driving someone out the door is 「追い出す」.
  • Synonym追放ついほうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Formally expelling someone from society or an organization as unfit, as in 「国外追放」「公職追放」; more formal and punitive than 「追い出す」.
  • Synonym追い立てるおいたてるNeutralDriving livestock on, or pressing a tenant to leave; the emphasis is on constant urging, while 「追い出す」 focuses on the result: the person is out.
  • Synonym追い払うおいはらうNeutralShooing away bothersome people, insects or birds, not necessarily out of a set area; 「追い出す」 stresses moving someone from inside to outside.
  • Synonym駆逐くちくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Driving out enemies or a weaker party completely, as in 「悪貨は良貨を駆逐する」; broader in scope and stronger than 「追い出す」.
  • Synonym放り出すほうりだすCasualColloquial. Throwing a person or thing out roughly, or leaving work undone; 「追い出す」 is about driving a person out of a place or organization.
  • Synonym叩き出すたたきだすCasualColloquial, with a harsher edge: driving someone out by force or firing them; 「追い出す」 does not necessarily involve force.
  • SynonymおんだすCasualSlangy: driving someone out by force. Coarser than 「追い出す」, which is the normal choice in ordinary situations.
  • Synonym追いやるおいやるNeutralDriving someone off to another place, or into hardship, as in 「辞職に追いやる」; 「追い出す」 focuses on getting someone out of where they are.
  • Synonym追っ払うおっぱらうCasualA colloquial variant of 「追い払う」, rough in tone, mostly for chasing off annoying people or animals; avoid it in formal settings.
  • Synonym打ち払ううちはらうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Brushing off dust or repelling an enemy by striking; the blow is the focus, while 「追い出す」 is about getting someone out of a place.
  • Synonym撃ち払ううちはらうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Narrowly, driving off enemies or intruders by gunfire; for driving people out in daily life, use 「追い出す」.
  • Synonymほっぽり出すほっぽりだすCasualColloquial. Flinging something out, firing someone, or leaving a task undone; more casual and coarse than 「追い出す」.
  • Synonym追い散らすおいちらすNeutralScattering a gathered crowd or animals in all directions; 「追い出す」 only says drive out, without the sense of dispersal.
  • Related除籍じょせきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Striking a name off a family or school register, an administrative step; 「追い出す」 is driving a person out of a place or organization.
  • Related一掃いっそうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Sweeping undesirable things away completely, as in 「不安を一掃する」; the object is usually abstract, while 「追い出す」 is mainly for people.
  • Related押っ放り出すおっぽりだすCasualSlangy: hurling something out, or forcibly driving someone away or firing them; rougher in tone than 「追い出す」.
  • Relatedはじき出すはじきだすNeutralFiguratively squeezing or ostracizing someone out of a group; also flicking an object away or working out a figure. 「追い出す」 does not specify the manner.
  • Antonym迎え入れるむかえいれるNeutralWelcoming someone in, or accepting them as one of the group — the counterpart to 「追い出す」 expelling from a place or organization.
  • Antonym招き入れるまねきいれるNeutralThe opposite direction from 「追い出す」: inviting a person into one's home or room.

「追い出す」 drives a person out of a place or organization. For formal, punitive expulsion use 「追放」; for shooing off insects, birds or pests use 「追い払う」; for driving someone into hardship use 「追いやる」. Colloquial forceful variants 「叩き出す」「追ん出す」「ほっぽり出す」「押っ放り出す」 add roughness or force. Written terms like 「放逐」「駆逐」「一掃」「除籍」 suit formal prose: 「駆逐」 is stronger and broader, 「一掃」 targets abstract ills, 「除籍」 is removal from a register. 「追い立てる」 stresses constant pressing, 「追い散らす」 dispersal, and 「招き入れる」「迎え入れる」 are the opposites.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 追おって外そとへ出だす。
  2. 組織そしきの構成員こうせいいんなどから除外じょがいする。
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