Synonyms of displaced

displaced 1 of 2

adjective

as in dispossessed

Related Words

• dispossessed
• reduced
• pinched
• straitened
• bankrupt
• impoverished
• needy
• deprived
• indigent
• insolvent
• destitute
• disadvantaged
• penniless
• broke
• impecunious
• bankrupted
• unprivileged
• underprivileged
• depressed
• beggared
• penurious
• poverty-stricken
• poor

Dissimilar Words

• privileged
• advantaged
• fortunate
• lucky
• affluent
• wealthy
• loaded
• blessed
• rich
• moneyed
• spoiled
• flush
• successful
• pampered
• opulent
• comfortable
• well-to-do
• propertied
• prosperous
• well-heeled
• well-off
• indulged
• thriving
• flourishing
• coddled
• prospering

displaced

2 of 2

verb

past tense of displace

1

as in relocated

to change the place or position of

the slight tremor displaced the dishes on the shelves, but didn't do any real damage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relocated
• removed
• moved
• transferred
• shifted
• transported
• dislocated
• disturbed
• transposed
• replaced
• repositioned
• conveyed
• hauled
• carried
• transmitted
• transplanted
• budged
• supplanted
• superseded
• bore
• altered
• modified
• drove
• carted
• revised
• remodeled
• reworked
• lugged
• toted
• varied
• refashioned
• remade
• made over
• revamped
• redid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• secured
• stabilized
• fixed
• set
• anchored
• froze
• moored
• embedded
• rooted
• lodged
• implanted
• entrenched
• ingrained

2

as in exiled

to force to leave a country

World War II displaced people all over Europe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exiled
• banished
• relegated
• deported
• transported
• evicted
• expatriated
• eliminated
• excluded
• expelled
• ejected
• dismissed
• ran out
• dispossessed
• cast out
• kicked out
• ousted
• ostracized
• spurned
• expulsed
• excommunicated
• rejected
• threw out
• repudiated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• received
• admitted
• accepted
• repatriated
• naturalized
• housed
• took in
• sheltered
• entertained
• harbored

3

as in replaced

to take the place of

inefficient methods displaced by newer ones

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replaced
• superseded
• supplanted
• substituted
• relieved
• displanted
• usurped
• cut out
• preempted

4

as in deposed

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)

the CEO was summarily displaced after the hostile takeover

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deposed
• sacked
• deprived
• dismissed
• toppled
• ousted
• unseated
• dethroned
• banished
• removed
• fired
• defrocked
• ejected
• unmade
• retired
• unthroned
• usurped
• supplanted
• uncrowned
• expelled
• canned
• mustered out
• subverted
• cashiered
• discharged
• extruded
• routed
• overthrew
• cast out
• chased
• ran off
• bounced
• booted (out)
• threw out
• drummed (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• installed
• crowned
• initiated
• invested
• designated
• elected
• inducted
• baptized
• enthroned
• appointed
• inaugurated
• throned
• instated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of displaced

Adjective

Officials urged displaced residents to check on their properties, clear gutters and remove debris before the rain arrives. — Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Too few sun loungers for the 116 rooms mean the charming pool staff are endlessly placating displaced and disgruntled sunbathers. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Most schools have been destroyed, while the ones that remain standing have been turned into shelters for displaced people. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Most have returned home since a June ceasefire, but more than 300,000 remain displaced, according to the International Organization for Migration. — Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Milton, located in northwest Florida right along the Gulf Coast, is continuing to recover from the Category 3 storm that left many displaced, WEAR reported. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026

When the country first embraced markets and opened to trade, its rapidly growing economy and expanding private sector could absorb displaced workers. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

Since then, displaced families have struggled to rebuild their lives. — John Hodgman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The Red Cross will be assisting the eight displaced residents. — Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Verb

Ahmed Abdel Gaber is living with nine other family members in the ruins of another building after being displaced from their home by the fighting. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

The conflict has displaced communities and caused widespread civilian suffering. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

That incident displaced thousands until a crack formed in the overheating tank, relieving the pressure and ending the risk of explosion. — Lana Zak, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Rescue teams from police and fire departments were building tents to house people displaced by the quake. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

The professionalization worked, but at the expense of the site’s internal culture, Cooke argues, as generous eccentrics were displaced by neurotic lovers of rules. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

The Star reported in 2022 that a fire at the Dorson displaced 27 people. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

After that, the show was displaced when Oxygen morphed into a true-crime cable outlet. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

By March 2024, 90 percent of Gaza’s population, over two million people, had been displaced. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026