Synonyms of dislocate

dislocate

verb

ˈdis-lō-ˌkāt 

1

as in to relocate

to change the place or position of

dislocated his shoulder in the accident

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relocate
• move
• remove
• transfer
• shift
• disturb
• displace
• transport
• reposition
• budge
• replace
• carry
• convey
• transpose
• haul
• transmit
• alter
• supplant
• drive
• modify
• supersede
• revise
• lug
• vary
• bear
• transplant
• remodel
• tote
• cart
• rework
• redo
• refashion
• remake
• revamp
• make over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stabilize
• secure
• freeze
• fix
• set
• anchor
• moor
• embed
• entrench
• implant
• root
• lodge
• ingrain

2

as in to disrupt

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

the country's entire social structure was dislocated by the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupt
• disturb
• confuse
• shuffle
• disorganize
• disarrange
• derange
• upset
• scramble
• muddle
• disarray
• jumble
• muss
• tumble
• disorder
• discompose
• disjoint
• mix (up)
• tousle
• hash
• snarl
• dishevel
• perturb
• unsettle
• embroil
• tangle
• rumple
• entangle
• mess (up)
• stir (up)
• agitate
• clutter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regulate
• organize
• dispose
• arrange
• order
• array
• range
• align
• draw up
• classify
• adjust
• straighten (up)
• marshal
• line
• line up
• tidy
• codify
• systematize
• fix
• make up
• queue
• systemize
• methodize
• groom
• spruce (up)
• unscramble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dislocate

The year before her current condition, the hip prosthesis had become dislocated. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Squirrel monkeys are also able to successfully birth babies by completely dislocating their pelvis during delivery—and their infants have been documented pulling themselves out of the birth canal once their shoulders are in the clear. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026

Louis rips his spine out, dislocates his jaw, and reads Claudia’s diary entries about how she was repeatedly assaulted by him. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026

The poet must become more and more comprehensive, more allusive, more indirect, in order to force, to dislocate if necessary, language into his meaning. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026