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supersedes

VERB

take the place of; override

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annul overrule repudiate set aside supplant usurp

STRONG

abandon desert discard displace forsake oust outmode reject remove replace succeed supplement suspend

WEAK

outplace take over

Antonyms

STRONG

keep retain stay support

WEAK

accept lower submit

Example Sentences

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US Attorney Jeanine Pirro signed off on the new indictment unsealed on Tuesday, which supersedes the previous charges.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Grandi argues that the logic behind “survival, not indulgence” supersedes any emotional connections tied to the food.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

District Judge Rodney Smith, a Trump appointee, said that the Epstein Files Transparency Act supersedes the normal bar on making the materials public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Like all service members, he has an obligation to the Constitution and the rule of law that supersedes following the orders of superiors.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2025

And furthermore we find at a later stage the exceptional form of polyandry which still more supersedes all sentiments of jealousy and hence is unknown to animals.

From The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Engels, Friedrich