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

Extending this type of preemption to air pollution would be a dramatic and unlimited expansion of the principle of foreign policy preemption. — Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

The conflicting appellate rulings have created a circuit split over the scope of federal preemption and the states’ authority to regulate sports contracts. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

But Democrats on the Commerce Committee ultimately stripped out preemption of state AI laws originally in the Chatbot Act. — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026

Other courts have upheld local-cleaning policies against Energy Policy and Conservation Act preemption challenges, according to the village. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026