DISPLACES Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

displaces

verb

present tense third-person singular of displace

as in removes

to change the place or position of the slight tremor displaced the dishes on the shelves, but didn't do any real damage

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Relevance

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as in relegates

to force to leave a country World War II displaced people all over Europe

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as in replaces

to take the place of inefficient methods displaced by newer ones

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as in deposes

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) the CEO was summarily displaced after the hostile takeover

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Recent Examples of displaces The submarine displaces 3,100 long tons when surfaced, and 3,353 long tons when submerged. —

Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026 Disrupting the possibility of cheerful solitude is both a stylistic and social shift, disturbing the film’s non-narrative serenity while depicting how dismantling the safety net displaces basic functions onto those least able to bear them. —

Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026 One ton of Si/C anode material displaces five tons of graphite, enabling much more efficient manufacturing. —

Gene Berdichevsky, Fortune, 14 May 2026 Yet to oppose the lawsuit, which claims the Gold Card displaces applicants for the government's existing EB-1 and EB-2 programs, DHS contended that Gold Card applicants don't get priority or any special treatment. —

Robert Frank, CNBC, 8 May 2026 But shouldn’t caring about workers also mean limits on what AI companies can do that displaces people from jobs? —

Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 The union is also requesting a regional moratorium on short-term rentals by Airbnb, now also a FIFA sponsor, which the union argues displaces local workers in an already thin Los Angeles housing market. —

Adam Crafton, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Autumn olive outcompetes and displaces native plants by shading them and changing the surrounding soil chemistry—a process called allelopathy. —

Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026 If technology displaces workers, then the value of their human capital can be wiped out entirely. —

Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026

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The plan removes hundreds of millions of emissions allowances but creates a new incentive pool and more free permits for industry, aiming to keep refineries and manufacturing from leaving the state.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
In general, electrification cuts energy costs, removes the volatility of fuel prices, and builds more resilient operations.

— Justin Worland, Time, 29 May 2026