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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The rise of AI has initiated the latest round of anxiety that workers might be supplanted by machines.

From The Wall Street Journal

The war even seems to have supplanted the rise of artificial intelligence as Wall Street’s top cause for concern.

From Barron's

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

Like every other detail here, that implicit complaint is dusty and ossified, and Mr. Williamson’s formerly wised-up dialogue has been supplanted by a grinding earnestness, with everyone constantly asking about one another’s feelings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Today, wood gatherers have supplanted the usual walkers.

From Barron's