Synonyms of displaces

displaces

verb

present tense third-person singular of displace

1

as in removes

to change the place or position of

the slight tremor displaced the dishes on the shelves, but didn't do any real damage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removes
• relocates
• moves
• shifts
• transfers
• disturbs
• transports
• replaces
• repositions
• transposes
• conveys
• carries
• dislocates
• transmits
• budges
• supplants
• hauls
• supersedes
• alters
• drives
• modifies
• revises
• varies
• transplants
• carts
• reworks
• lugs
• bears
• totes
• remodels
• makes over
• redoes
• remakes
• revamps
• refashions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• secures
• stabilizes
• sets
• freezes
• anchors
• fixes
• roots
• embeds
• entrenches
• moors
• lodges
• implants
• ingrains

2

as in relegates

to force to leave a country

World War II displaced people all over Europe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relegates
• banishes
• exiles
• deports
• evicts
• transports
• eliminates
• dismisses
• expels
• ejects
• excludes
• expatriates
• spurns
• ousts
• runs out
• rejects
• casts out
• ostracizes
• excommunicates
• kicks out
• dispossesses
• repudiates
• throws out
• expulses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receives
• accepts
• admits
• naturalizes
• repatriates
• entertains
• takes in
• harbors
• shelters
• houses

3

as in replaces

to take the place of

inefficient methods displaced by newer ones

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replaces
• supersedes
• supplants
• relieves
• substitutes
• usurps
• preempts
• displants
• cuts out

4

as in deposes

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)

the CEO was summarily displaced after the hostile takeover

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deposes
• deprives
• dismisses
• topples
• unseats
• sacks
• unmakes
• dethrones
• banishes
• ousts
• removes
• supplants
• ejects
• usurps
• fires
• subverts
• uncrowns
• unthrones
• defrocks
• expels
• retires
• overthrows
• cans
• extrudes
• chases
• discharges
• boots (out)
• casts out
• musters out
• routs
• drums (out)
• bounces
• runs off
• cashiers
• throws out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• initiates
• invests
• installs
• crowns
• designates
• elects
• inaugurates
• enthrones
• appoints
• baptizes
• inducts
• thrones
• instates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of displaces

Here, against the Lions, Jefferson displaces the cornerback off the line of scrimmage. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Whereas Bo Bardi displaces her building to surrender the ground, Zumthor subsumes the city in an attempt to become it. — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

As climate chaos causes oceans to swallow coastlands, and as surging water displaces and devastates communities, social survival will demand that people find ways to live and work with – and on – the water. — New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026

The 240-foot submarine displaces around 2,800 tons while submerged and can reportedly remain on missions for up to 41 days, depending on its operational profile. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

Researchers have spent a decade imagining an AI that acquires purposes of its own, stays switched on, gathers power, and eventually displaces us. — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

This is because the total number of roster spots across Division I is fixed, so one athlete taking a slot displaces another. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026

An object displaces some of that surrounding liquid, which pushes back on it. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 31 July 2026

Thanks to its neodymium magnets, the speaker delivers 28% more motor force and displaces 90% more air than previous versions. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 16 July 2026