DISPOSSESSION Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

dispossession

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Definition of dispossession

as in deprivation

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as in displacement

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Recent Examples of dispossession For them, Zionism is defined in terms of its outcomes for Palestinians, which have included displacement, dispossession, destruction and the denial of their rights. — Dov Waxman, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026 Stealing America dramatically expands this history by tracing Indigenous enslavement and land dispossession throughout the full range of American history. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 And the other would plant a powerless family tree that would eventually produce the secretly villainous Tom, bent on revenge for centuries of dispossession. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 Frequently working with his partner Angela Ricci Lucchi, who died in 2018, Gianikian produced experimental films that considered forms of dispossession and the lingering pain that often accompanies it. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026 The novel emphasizes that these conditions of privation and dispossession are themselves a vicious inheritance, that bloodshed and conquest have long characterized the story of this land. — Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026 So yeah, there was this painful past of dispossession and disease and sickness and population loss. — AFAR Media, 30 May 2026 There’s nothing inherently antisemitic about protesting over the dispossession of Palestinians, and the attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank by settlers, which appear to be sanctioned by the Israeli government. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 May 2026 Martel explores the killing not as an isolated event in her country’s recent past but as part of a long history of dispossession. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026

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Noun

Ah yes—in addition to memorizing lines and choreography, Hiddleston and Atwell were both reckoning with sleep deprivation and toddler tantrums.

— Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Nor did the study show that exercise restores attention, reaction time, judgment or the many other functions impaired by sleep deprivation.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of deprivation

Noun

Devitt noted that the growing adoption of personal agents and AI shopping assistants has sparked concern about displacement of Amazon’s retail media business.

— , CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Staying away would mean accepting that people living through war, displacement and climate disaster become the last to benefit from technologies everyone else enjoys.

— Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of displacement

Noun

The catastrophe was a reminder of not only the destructiveness of Israeli bombing, but also the depth of the continuing privation in Gaza today.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Though each of the Ghetto’s three areas (the Ghetto Nuovo, the Ghetto Vecchio, and the Ghetto Nuovissimo) retained its own, distinct character until remarkably late, it was always cramped, unsanitary, and marred by privation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of privation

Noun

Over the past five years, Europe’s political debate has shifted away from resettlement and toward returns.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026
Beyond language barriers and bureaucratic challenges Refugees enter the country through a formal resettlement system.

— Hyojin Im, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of resettlement

Noun

Unlike Tamaki who advocated for the closure of Futenma without building a replacement in Henoko, Koja supported the relocation of Futenma’s airfield operations to Henoko as a way to secure Futenma’s return to Japanese control.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
The relocation boom has boosted demand for housing, with supply falling behind, the mayor said.

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of relocation

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More recently, there’s been a surge due to the large-scale expulsion of Afghans from neighboring Iran and Pakistan amid increasing regional tensions.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Spanish and Portuguese leaders waged the Reconquista, a centuries-long war that concluded with the 1492 expulsion of Jews and the defeat of the last Muslim stronghold in Granada.

— Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of expulsion

Noun

Speaking of swords, Sam actually carries one around his San Francisco apartment while schmoozing with reporters over his blamelessness in the OpenAI ouster.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
When the third act slows down to dramatize the hours of Altman’s ouster from OpenAI, Guadagnino has almost no way of generating the sort of ice-blooded intrigue that runs in Fincher’s veins.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

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