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

They may have been supplanted by digital job boards, but for much of the country’s history, they were one of the main sources to go to find work and workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

But from the internal perspective of the law, it is striking that many of these early-stage orders have either reversed or supplanted factual findings of lower courts.

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2025

A ringing supplanted the silence in his head.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor