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dislocate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dislocate

1 to change the place or position of
  • dislocated his shoulder in the accident
Synonyms of dislocate

budge, displace, disturb, move, relocate, remove, reposition, shift, transfer, transpose
Words Related to dislocate

bear, carry, cart, convey, drive, haul, lug, tote, transmit, transplant, transport

replace, supersede, supplant

alter, make over, modify, redo, refashion, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary
Near Antonyms of dislocate

anchor, fix, freeze, moor, secure, set, stabilize

embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, root
2 to undo the proper order or arrangement of
  • The company's entire structure was dislocated by the merger.
Synonyms of dislocate

confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset
Words Related to dislocate

embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle

agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle

clutter
Near Antonyms of dislocate

align (also aline), line, line up, queue

classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize

adjust, fix

groom, make up, spruce (up)

unscramble
Antonyms of dislocate

arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

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