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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

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

“I don’t think there any other business that supersedes that for the council.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024

From the earliest times two leading processes of retting have been practised, termed respectively water-retting and dew-retting; and as no method has yet been introduced which satisfactorily supersedes these operations, they will first be described.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various