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• superseded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• superseded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

Earlier this month, a drone struck a truck belonging to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) carrying 50 tons of relief supplies for displaced families — the second such incident involving a UNHCR aid truck this year, according to the agency. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 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

Local authorities are turning their focus to finding shelter for thousands of displaced people. — Fernanda Pesce, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

In one workshop in Barquisimeto, welders are building bunk beds for displaced families, furnishing improvised shelters. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026

The World Economic Forum projects 170 million new roles will be created by 2030, offsetting 92 million displaced—a net gain of 78 million jobs globally. — Vaibhav Dani, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

In Harmony With Nature Wolf Sanctuary, which turns 20 this year, agreed to take in eight displaced animals from Seacrest Wolf Preserve. — Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026

And the number of people who have become displaced following the destruction of their homes is likely to remain unknown for weeks. — Dulce Suarez, The Conversation, 26 June 2026

Verb

French and Spanish authorities issued further evacuation orders overnight, taking the total number of people displaced to 300,000. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

The latest wildfires in southern Europe this week have displaced more than 250,000 people, including some 70,000 people who were evacuated in central Spain. — Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 July 2026

While heavy rain from Bertha will continue to move into the Texas coastline from Corpus Christi to Port Lavaca -- most of the storm's precipitation was displaced to its south in the Gulf. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Short-term rentals, which have displaced locals across Miami and Miami Beach, would be prohibited. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Behind the story Ituri, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is a remote province of forests, green hills and gold mines where weak state institutions and decades of armed conflict have displaced nearly 900,000 people. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026

Tens of thousands of residents were displaced in the years surrounding the Games, many of them poor and disproportionately Black. — Jeffrey Bennett, Time, 17 July 2026

Scores of people had been killed and thousands were displaced. — Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

When his hips and pads get high, he can be too easily knocked off balance by angle blocks or displaced by double teams. — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 16 July 2026