DISLOCATED Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

dislocated

verb

past tense of dislocate

as in relocated

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

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as in disrupted

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 dislocated The year before her current condition, the hip prosthesis had become dislocated. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 The crash left his arm shattered and elbow dislocated, now his family is trying to raise awareness about the dangers of e-bikes on public walkways. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 11 June 2026 The impact dislocated his shoulders and fractured his neck. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026 The standoff beneath the bridge, where whole neighborhoods were dislocated by construction and residents had long been promised a park, quickly attracted national attention. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 But the Chiefs, who haven’t run a quarterback sneak since Patrick Mahomes dislocated his kneecap against Denver in 2019, might have picked up a short-yardage specialist Thursday night in the first round of the NFL Draft. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026 Peanut, believed to be a shepherd-husky mix, had suffered a significant traumatic injury that left him without most of his nose and his jaw dislocated. — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026 Forward Corey Washington, who dislocated his shoulder in SMU’s ACC tournament game against Louisville, will play. — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026 The force of the blow dislocated Sanchez’s jaw, permanently damaging both her temporomandibular joints, which connect the jawbone to the skull. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026

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After last month’s fires near the Krome detention center, ICE relocated people out of precautions.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Ten people were rescued and sent to the hospital, while more than 1,100 people have been relocated.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

Definition of relocated

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Residents from Minnesota to Washington, DC, told CNN the noxious air has disrupted their lives, seeping into everything from their health and leisure to their businesses and family life.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
The 1859 Carrington Event, the strongest geomagnetic storm on record, disrupted telegraph systems around the world and pushed auroras from their usual high-latitude skies near the Arctic and Antarctic to locations as far south as the tropics.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 July 2026

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At the same time, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s vast economic reforms sparked high inflation after fuel subsidies were removed three years ago and the currency was devalued.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
In Utah, a yearlong audit of voter registration released in May found 27 noncitizens who were removed from voter rolls out of more than 2 million voters.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Definition of removed

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And this isn't even the first time the USC athletic department has gotten its ancient Greek literature confused.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
The Blazers say a handshake agreement with Mayor Keith Wilson, the city and the county was made in March, and are confused why there has been a shift.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of confused

Verb

But overall, has the focus shifted away from set pieces across recent World Cups?

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
De la Fuente wisely shifted to a more tiki-taka-esque focus with a stout defense moving forward and hoped that his wingers would get healthy as the tournament progressed.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of shifted

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As Jonas tries to get work done upstairs, he is repeatedly disturbed by his mother, who is obnoxiously kvelling about his scientific breakthroughs to a neighbor in the yard.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 July 2026
No matter how popular a priest is, we must be disturbed that the same man is being repeatedly accused.

— Daily Southtown, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Definition of disturbed

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Connecticut’s own tax fairness studies also show regressive tax burdens are more easily transferred from one entity to another.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
In the case of the missing children, they may have been trapped under the rubble, separated from their relatives, transferred without immediate communication or belonged to entire families whose whereabouts remain unknown.

— Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

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