supplanted

[suh-plan-tid] / səˈplæn tɪd /

VERB

displace, replace

Synonyms

STRONGEST

overthrow succeed supersede undermine unseat usurp

STRONG

bounce crowd eject expel force oust remove ring substitute transfer

WEAK

back up cast out cut out fill in force out front for outplace ring in sit in stand in swap places with take out take over take the place of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give in surrender

STRONG

allow hold keep permit take in

Example Sentences

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New Jersey was once a favorite legal home for corporations, but Delaware supplanted it by establishing specialized business courts and legal rules that protect corporate directors and officers from frivolous lawsuits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Today, wood gatherers have supplanted the usual walkers.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

His love of baseball has been supplanted by the Sport of Kings.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

This is what markets can actually do: take companies that suck and allow them to be supplanted by companies that are good.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2025

She told him how the strange animal had supplanted her and how nobody had been prepared to listen to her explanation at the beginning.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith