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• superseded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• superseded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

That could include retraining, educational support and investment in communities where displaced work is concentrated. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

The department's Office of Emergency Services is continuing to work with the American Red Cross to provide services for displaced residents. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

All open Spokane city and county public libraries are available to assist displaced voters with printing a replacement ballot. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Nearly 2 million Palestinians remain displaced, many in crowded tent camps, battling disease, hunger and dwindling aid, and voicing growing mistrust of both Hamas’ and Israel’s promises. — Toqa Ezzidin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

While many have since returned, tens of thousands remain displaced. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Some 5,000 residents were allowed to return to certain neighborhoods of the town of Biscarrosse, but more than 200,000 remain displaced. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

To make matters worse, some relatives of missing children have received false information claiming the children were rescued alive, are staying in shelters for displaced residents or were transferred to other parts of the country. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

The American Red Cross will assist residents from two displaced units. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

Verb

Across France and Spain alone, approximately a third of a million people have been displaced, the largest evacuations since World War II, but that is just the one among many examples. — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

The fire has so far burned over 800 buildings and displaced around 60,000 people. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026

The war has caused the world's largest humanitarian crisis and displaced millions of people. — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026

Residents of dozens of villages have been forcibly displaced. — Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

According to White, five adults and three children were displaced following the blaze. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026

Over 4,000 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, and over one million people displaced since the latest Israel-Hezbollah war began on March 2. — Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Firefighters said a total of 19 residents from four units were displaced. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Haiti today is, in many respects, in worse condition, with armed gangs controlling large areas, institutions barely functioning and millions displaced. — Ray Watford, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026