Synonyms of dislodged

dislodged 1 of 2

adjective

as in detached

Related Words

• detached
• freed
• unsecured
• loosened
• unattached
• undone
• unbound
• unfastened
• loose
• insecure
• movable
• yielding

Dissimilar Words

• frozen
• stuck
• tight
• firm
• fast
• set
• glued
• jammed
• cemented
• snug
• wedged
• lodged
• bonded
• clamped
• anchored

dislodged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dislodge

as in removed

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

• removed
• pulled
• withdrew
• extracted
• displaced
• drew
• demounted
• cleared
• drew out
• moved
• dislocated
• cut
• disturbed
• took out
• abstracted
• shifted
• transferred
• drew off
• transposed
• felled
• budged
• knocked over
• knocked down

Dissimilar Words

• mounted
• secured
• fixed
• anchored
• clamped
• set
• hitched
• embedded
• moored
• lodged
• rooted
• implanted
• entrenched
• ingrained

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dislodged

Adjective

To address the hazard, Kia's new fix will be for dealers to install an electronic fuse assembly, free of charge — aimed at preventing ongoing operation of the seat motor if its switch becomes dislodged or otherwise damaged. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

The 35-year-old dislodged Lucas Perri to make 22 Premier League appearances in 2025-26. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 June 2026

An abrupt shut-in causes fines migration — when tiny particles of rock and clay within the porous materials become dislodged, settle, and severely plug the pore throats near the wellbore. — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026

In 2024, nearly 4,000 vehicles were recalled for a faulty accelerator pedal that could become dislodged and stuck. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026

Use a regular rake to clean up and remove the dislodged debris and dispose of it. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026

Maybe the violently dislodged potato chunk will put out someone’s eye? — Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026

The crash caused wooden crates to become dislodged and several monkeys to escape into the roadside median. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025

Verb

Then, two plays later, Sneed dislodged the ball as Willis was about to hit the ground after a 9-yard advance. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026

An incoming generation, simply by their existence, dislodged a crooked anxiety that the new face of Asian America is Wasian. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

In the full-back positions, Ferdi Kadioglu and De Cuyper will not be easily dislodged by Costinha and Jaouen Hadjam. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Luckily, these pests can be easily dislodged with a strong blast of water from your garden hose or with weekly treatments using an organic insecticidal soap spray. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026

More than 220 manhole covers along the track needed to be secured to prevent them from becoming dislodged during the race. — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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

The utility company said surveillance footage suggested that a large truck dislodged the manhole cover by driving over it. — 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