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

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supplanted

China supplanted America as the world’s leading exporter of manufactured goods in 2010, and the gap has only widened since then.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Framed this way, mathematicians are not in a race against A.I.s, waiting for the dreaded Kasparov moment when we become supplanted.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026

In Japan, Toyota Motor saw its 22-year run as the country’s highest-valued company end this month, supplanted by SoftBank Group, which bet big on OpenAI and data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Today, wood gatherers have supplanted the usual walkers.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

Once theirs had been a powerful guild, but in recent centuries the maesters of the Citadel had supplanted the alchemists almost everywhere.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin