Synonyms of dislodge

dislodge

verb

as in to remove

to forcefully take (something or someone) away from a place or position

The earthquake dislodged several boulders from the cliff.

He kicked at the stone to dislodge it.

Related Words

• remove
• withdraw
• pull
• extract
• draw
• displace
• demount
• take out
• move
• draw out
• cut
• disturb
• clear
• budge
• abstract
• draw off
• shift
• fell
• dislocate
• transfer
• transpose
• knock over
• knock down

Dissimilar Words

• mount
• secure
• fix
• set
• clamp
• anchor
• hitch
• entrench
• moor
• root
• embed
• implant
• lodge
• ingrain

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dislodge

Hubbard and his family can be heard exhaling as soon as the hook was dislodged. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 July 2026

The crisis is that a narrow victory may not be sufficient to dislodge Trumpism, which is now deeply entrenched in government. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 July 2026

According to the utility, the surveillance video shows Gocaj parking her car near the manhole about 12 minutes after a multiaxle truck appears to dislodge the cover. — David K. Li, NBC news, 17 July 2026

Con Edison claimed at the time that the manhole cover had been dislodged by a heavy truck that had rolled over it a few minutes earlier. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026