The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

of the exiles from Nazi Germany settled in Britain.
--v. 3 deport, expel, alienate, banish, expatriate, oust,
eject, displace, transport, drive or run or cast out, outlaw,
exclude, oust, evict, bar, ban; extradite; maroon: Many
criminals were exiled to Australia.
exist v. 1 be, continue, prevail, endure, abide; live, breathe: Some
believe that the universe exists only in our imagination. 2
survive, subsist, eke out a living or an existence, stay alive,
get by or along: How can the family exist only on his pension?
3 occur, happen, be found, be present, remain, persist; obtain,
prevail: A two-foot gap exists between the wall and the roof.
'Status quo' refers to the circumstances that exist.
existence n. 1 being, presence, actuality, fact: Most cultures believe
in the existence of one god or more. 2 life, living;
continuance, continuation, persistence, permanence, duration,
endurance: The early settlers had to struggle for existence. 3
entity, being, creature; ens, quiddity, essence: In Hindu
philosophy, there is no limit to the number of existences.
exit n. 1 way out, egress, door, gate; outlet, vent: Everyone left
by the emergency exit when the alarm rang. This is the exit for
the smoke. 2 departure, leave-taking, withdrawal, leaving,
retreat, retirement; flight, exodus, evacuation, escape:
Terribly embarrassed, they made their exit. The villain's exit
from the stage was marked by catcalls.
--v. 3 go (out or away), (take one's) leave, depart, take or
make one's departure, retire, (beat a) retreat, bid adieu,
withdraw, run, (take a) walk, walk out (on), quit, escape, take
to one's heels, show a clean pair of heels, vanish, disappear,
Colloq take off, skedaddle, kiss goodbye, US cut out; Slang beat
it, US and Canadian take it on the lam, lam (on) out of or from,
take a (run-out) powder: He exited from the party as soon as he
could.
exorbitant
adj. extraordinary, excessive, extravagant, outrageous,
immoderate, extortionate, extreme, unreasonable, inordinate,
disproportionate, unconscionable, preposterous, undue,
unwarranted, unjustifiable, unjustified: The price of petrol in