DISPOSSESSIONS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

dispossessions

noun

plural of dispossession

as in deprivations

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Noun

Although Lange captured Florence Owens Thompson on one of her hardest days, one of Thompson’s daughters described her mother as someone who loved her family and found joy even among the deprivations of the Great Depression.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
Loyal’s drug is designed to trigger some of the same effects, without a dog having to face any of the deprivations experienced by GLP-1 users or the Labradors in the Purina study.

— Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026

Definition of deprivations

Noun

Officials were still working to confirm the number of displacements and said they would be assisted with housing by the American Red Cross, according to Partridge.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
As the cost of quantifying and automating information falls toward zero, such wins and displacements will multiply faster and farther than most institutions can adapt.

— Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of displacements

Noun

Yamal has spoken about being recognised on the street at 13, the privations of fame accrued before puberty.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Meanwhile, the European settlers, underprepared for actual conditions in the region, suffered great privations, and only 1,500 remained by 1832.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of privations

Noun

Spanish authorities call the surge a violation of territorial integrity and a humanitarian crisis, blaming human-trafficking networks and confusion over a recent Supreme Court ruling on migrant expulsions.

— Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Across the country, data shows Black students have been more likely to receive punishments that remove them from the classroom, such as suspensions, expulsions and transfers to alternative schools.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of expulsions

Noun

The figure includes money recovered through criminal and civil cases, including penalties, settlements, restitution, asset forfeitures and losses alleged in pending cases, according to the task force.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Cortez Masto is a co-sponsor of the retail crime legislation, which allows more criminal forfeitures and interstate prosecution of retail crime, while also enhancing money laundering crackdowns.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 May 2026

Definition of forfeitures

Noun

After eight episodes, six banishments (both failed and successful), and one controversial blue sweater, Colton Underwood was officially murdered on The Traitors, thus ending the time of one of Season 4’s most controversial contestants.

— Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026
Underwood has been one of the most vocal Faithfuls this season and has led the charge on a number of misguided Faithful banishments, giving Rinna some room to maneuver out from under his argument.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of banishments

Noun

Now, those extensions could end up on the chopping block, Burak said, as states seek ways to manage Medicaid losses.

— Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
There's scarce public data, but some estimates indicate that up to 20% of the company's total warehouse space has been destroyed, with assessments of losses running as high as $6 billion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of losses

Noun

Trump has sought to restrict birthright citizenship as part of a sweeping, hardline immigration agenda centered around mass deportations.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
In the brutal and swift pursuit of its ambition to achieve 100 million deportations—approaching a third of our nation’s population—this deportation force has fundamentally reshaped American life.

— Naureen Shah, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of deportations

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