Synonyms of dislocating

dislocating

verb

present participle of dislocate

1

as in relocating

to change the place or position of

dislocated his shoulder in the accident

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relocating
• removing
• shifting
• moving
• transferring
• transporting
• disturbing
• displacing
• repositioning
• transposing
• replacing
• hauling
• carrying
• conveying
• transmitting
• driving
• transplanting
• budging
• altering
• lugging
• supplanting
• carting
• toting
• modifying
• superseding
• varying
• reworking
• revising
• remaking
• bearing
• remodeling
• revamping
• refashioning
• redoing
• making over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stabilizing
• securing
• freezing
• fixing
• anchoring
• setting
• mooring
• embedding
• implanting
• rooting
• lodging
• entrenching
• ingraining

2

as in disrupting

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupting
• shuffling
• disturbing
• confusing
• upsetting
• disorganizing
• jumbling
• disarranging
• deranging
• disordering
• scrambling
• muddling
• mussing
• tumbling
• tousling
• mixing (up)
• disjointing
• hashing
• snarling
• rumpling
• tangling
• disarraying
• discomposing
• disheveling
• perturbing
• unsettling
• embroiling
• messing (up)
• entangling
• cluttering
• stirring (up)
• agitating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regulating
• disposing
• organizing
• arranging
• ranging
• ordering
• aligning
• lining
• tidying
• adjusting
• arraying
• straightening (up)
• drawing up
• marshaling
• classifying
• queuing
• fixing
• codifying
• systematizing
• lining up
• making up
• grooming
• methodizing
• systemizing
• sprucing (up)
• unscrambling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dislocating

Simmons started the first five games before his four-game personal leave, then played in another three before fracturing and dislocating his wrist on Thanksgiving Day. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Once again, the technology is real, transformative, and dislocating. — James Berman, Forbes.com, 7 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

Daniella and Castro admitted to injuring a corporal officer by dislocating his shoulder, per the outlet. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026

At the same time, electricity has transformed Western culture, dislocating its visual, specialist, fragmented orientation in favor of oral and tribal patterns. — Brian A. Cogan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026

Shamet has had a winding second season in New York, a run that’s included a second significant shoulder injury in as many years after dislocating it in preseason play last year. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026

There, Moore suffered a season-ending injury, dislocating his knee during training camp practice. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026

The running back suffered ligament tears while dislocating his ankle, which resulted in a compound wound and replays unfit for television. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026