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

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Even after the frothy bubble popped in the early 2000s, digital job boards had supplanted the centuries-old classified.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Craig Gordon is likely to fill in for Gunn, but the 42-year-old has been supplanted by summer signing Alexander Schwolow as Hearts' goalkeeper this season.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

He was one of the gods who’d supplanted Athena as a war deity.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan