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• superseded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• superseded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

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

Nearly 22% of jobs worldwide could shift by 2030 as AI spreads, with 170 million new roles created against 92 million displaced, according to the World Economic Forum's most recent Future of Jobs Report. — Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 29 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

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

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

Verb

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

The residents claimed a psychological toll because the investments funded Israeli military action that ultimately killed and displaced their family members living in Gaza. — Jake Shore, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Settlers moving westward displaced existing Native communities and the railroads often sold Native land granted to them by the federal government. — Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

The floods submerged about one-third of the country, killed 1,737 people and displaced millions. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

Ikea is providing one answer to the question of what to do with workers displaced by AI. — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 30 July 2026

The wildfire in France's Gironde region near Bordeaux alone has burned an area four times the size of Paris and displaced 220,000 people. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 July 2026

Since the outbreak of hostilities in 2023, over 14 million people have been displaced and nearly 34 million people are in desperate need of humanitarian support, accounting for 10% of global needs, according to the International Rescue Committee. — Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

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