Synonyms of preemption

preemption

noun

prē-ˈem(p)-shən 

as in takeover

the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority

longtime residents resented the preemption of their urban neighborhood by this influx of affluent yuppies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• takeover
• appropriation
• seizure
• annexation
• usurpation
• invasion
• expropriation
• occupancy
• arrogation
• occupation
• theft
• commandeering
• detainer
• misuse
• infringement
• assumption
• confiscation
• grab
• sequestration
• impoundment
• repossession
• encroachment
• misapplication
• stripping
• misappropriation
• defalcation
• embezzlement
• peculation
• looting
• piracy
• attachment
• trespass
• despoilment
• ejection
• pillaging
• dispossession
• preoccupancy
• deforcement
• disfurnishment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of preemption

Torres wrote that courts apply a presumption against preemption in areas where states historically exercised their police powers, and gambling regulation has historically been left to states. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

At the time the preemption law passed, several local governments were considering restrictions on hydraulic fracturing amid a wave of earthquakes caused by oil and gas injection. — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

The administration has rolled back Biden-era policies such as mandatory safety reporting thresholds in favor of voluntary frameworks and state law preemption. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 21 June 2026

But Congress might not have the same success using preemption with college athlete employment at public universities given that longstanding legal relationship between those universities and their states. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026