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• superseded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• superseded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

About 600 nearby residents remain displaced, but only one person on the ground was reported injured. — Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

The 90-acre Turtle Conservancy in Ojai once focused on creating or maintaining turtle habitats around the world, but has of late focused on building habitats for displaced creatures in Ojai. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

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

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

Verb

Explaining the impetus for her piece, Salcedo pointed to current conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, Syria, and Sudan, where people are being violently displaced en masse. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Millions of others have been displaced due to the destruction of the landscape. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026

Hundreds of residents in the area have been displaced with no timeline for return. — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

She was displaced as a young girl, at about 9 or 10 years old, and she has been displaced ever since. — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

The United Nations says more than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced since fighting resumed in the impoverished country. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

The one in Sudan has displaced more than ten million people and is still accelerating. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026

Eight neighbors were displaced by the blaze, which spread to the exterior of one neighboring building in a row of 25. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026

Israel launched a military campaign in Lebanon in September 2024, involving aerial bombardments and a ground invasion, which killed more than 4,000 people and displaced another one million inhabitants. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026