Synonyms of dispossession

dispossession

noun

1

as in deprivation

Related Words

• deprivation
• privation
• forfeiture
• loss
• misplacement
• sacrifice
• mislaying
• penalty
• forfeit
• bereavement
• absence
• lack
• need
• want

Dissimilar Words

• acquisition
• gain
• possession
• control
• hands
• having
• keeping

2

as in displacement

Related Words

• displacement
• resettlement
• relocation
• expulsion
• ouster
• ejection
• deportation
• migration
• exodus
• banishment
• expatriation
• emigration
• exile
• extradition
• evacuation
• relegation
• withdrawal
• ostracism
• retirement
• dispersion
• flight
• departure
• diaspora
• departing
• retreat
• exiting
• quitting
• parting
• scattering
• decampment
• embarkation
• leave
• going
• leave-taking
• exit
• decamping
• outgo
• walking out
• farewell
• lighting out
• running away
• embarkment

Dissimilar Words

• return
• immigration
• repatriation
• coming
• approach
• entrance
• ingress

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dispossession

In Guatemala, Aurelia Beb Tec cultivates cacao on land returned to her Q’eqchi’ community through a reparations process after decades of dispossession and war. — Lys Arango, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026

His writing explores themes of exile, dispossession, birth, and resurrection. — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

Nevertheless, the main opposition depends more heavily on a secular middle class sensitive to global opinion that is increasingly turning against Israel over the dispossession and killing of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

The findings come three decades after the democratic government introduced a raft of measures — known as Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) — aimed at reversing the dispossession suffered by Black people under apartheid and colonialism. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 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