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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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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

County counsel Dawyn R. Harrison told the supervisors the ordinance “would most likely be challenged on the supremacy clause,” which holds that federal law supersedes state and local law.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

But his legacy in our sport supersedes his results.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

A mathematician supersedes the practical rules which the pupil at first employs for solving particular cases of a problem, by giving a complete and general solution of the whole subject.

From Pastor Pastorum by Latham, Rev. Henry