DISLOCATE Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

dislocate

verb

ˈdis-lō-ˌkāt

Definition of dislocate

as in to relocate

to change the place or position of dislocated his shoulder in the accident

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as in to disrupt

to undo the proper order or arrangement of the country's entire social structure was dislocated by the war

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Recent Examples of dislocate Daniels returned to practice this week after dislocating his elbow in Week 2 against the Dallas Cowboys. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Daniels dislocated his left (non-throwing) elbow in a loss to the Dallas Cowboys. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 Fox Sports announcer Tom Brady might have spoken for all of us when viewing the play in which Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 Daniels, who played only seven of 17 games last year, dislocated the same left elbow last season and opted not to have surgery in an effort to try and save the season. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dislocate

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Recent openings include relocating its Milan flagship from the tourist-heavy Via Montenapoleone to the more local Via Gesù, as well as a 91-square-meter boutique in Shenzhen, China.

— Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
After that, all outdoor activities at the back of the school were temporarily relocated, Superintendent Mark Foust said in a letter to parents on Thursday.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of relocate

Verb

The ruling warns that the last-minute intervention could disenfranchise eligible voters, disrupt the midterm election and invite political meddling.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The most recent lockout in 2022 minimally disrupted the MLB schedule, pushing Opening Day back a week.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of disrupt

Verb

Those offseason moves, combined with the injuries, have withered the depth that had allowed Presti to be patient in trade negotiations during previous seasons, without feeling a need to make splashy midseason acquisitions.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
But Florida has decisively moved beyond an educational system dominated by a single operator — the school district — and toward a new construct where multiple operators provide choices for families.

— Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

Her departure came just the day after prosecutors said the baby's mother discovered disturbing camera footage over a three-month period.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Then the heart-wrenching, disturbing discussion of why Nevada became famous overnight was brought up.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturb

Verb

Meanwhile, On and Dior have also reportedly removed Chinese promotional content featuring Mbappé, although neither had announced a global termination, according to Chinese news outlet Phoenix.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
That designation was removed last year by an outside counsel.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of remove

Verb

But the other Sullivan has said the decision to run was his own and denied his candidacy was intended to confuse voters or siphon votes in Republican Sullivan's tight race against Democrat Mary Peltola, a former congresswoman.

— Willem Marx, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Christina Applegate’s recent revelation that she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis is raising questions about how the disease can be confused with other conditions even after years of treatment.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of confuse

Verb

This is where the belief that began with one entrepreneur starts transferring to other people.

— Jerry Bobb, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The records show between July of 2025, when ORR began placing pregnant girls in South Texas, and May of 2026, four of them had to be transferred to other states to receive medical treatment.

— Mark Betancourt, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

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