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• superseded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• superseded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

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

Villagers decry the Lebanese government’s lack of response Some displaced residents blame the Lebanese government along with Israel, saying that authorities abandoned the village. — Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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

According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, more than 4,300 people have been killed by Israeli strikes since March 2, and the United Nations says more than 350,000 remain displaced since Israel’s occupation began. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

In Beirut, the ministry will move displaced families to unused buildings. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Amid the confusion, the tenants union met with Lucas to discuss how the city would help displaced residents, resulting in the new agreement. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

The rescue helps provide displaced animals with care and a safe place. — Tanya Edwards, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Liberia has said the arrivals reflect its longstanding role as a sanctuary for displaced people. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

While the rescue of two men in Nepal brought some rare good news on Friday, the broader situation in the country remains challenging, with thousands of people displaced and thousands of homes destroyed. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Because the cities of Long Beach and Pasadena manage their own homeless populations, the UCLA-USC team did not attempt to assess how many individuals would be displaced around venues in those cities, for sports including beach volleyball and diving. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The war killed at least 59,000 people, displaced some 13 million and pushed parts of the country into famine. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Akiyama wrote numerous books concerning both his spaceflight and his experiences as a farmer and being displaced from the Fukushima Prefecture. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

Since last year’s fires in Los Angeles, thousands of people have remained displaced or stuck in temporary housing, even though many of them own homes that survived the blazes. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

More than 900,000 people have been displaced, while the region’s gold mines draw workers from a wide area. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026

But as wildfires have displaced residents in the West, ADUs have filled a vital need where housing has proved scant or expensive. — David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

As more than 50 others sought refuge in L’Arche de la Nouvelle Alliance, a Protestant church that had been sheltering people already displaced by the violence, the gunmen pursued them. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026