Synonyms of replaced

replaced

verb

past tense of replace

1

as in superseded

to take the place of

the old street lights were replaced by more energy-efficient models

Synonyms & Similar Words

• superseded
• substituted
• supplanted
• relieved
• displaced
• displanted
• usurped
• cut out
• preempted

2

as in returned

to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place

took the fragile vase down to look at it and then gently replaced it on the shelf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• returned
• restored
• reconveyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• took
• removed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of replaced

Tariffs on cement, road salt and hospital pads were removed and replaced with duties on all-terrain vehicles, some cheeses and motorboats. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026

Chesney, who replaced Cignetti at James Madison, is initiating the same psychological renovation at UCLA. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Three hundred years ago, the satirist warned of a world in which reading and writing are replaced by the flashy simulation of human knowledge. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Instead, the company has replaced it with another fall flavor in a clear sign that the archetypal fall flavor of the 2010s is changing with the warming globe. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Changing of the guards Notre Dame replaced starting right guard Styles Prescod with Sullivan Absher at halftime. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Driven out the Stoxx 50 German autos giant VW could be pushed out of the Euro Stoxx 50 later this month and be replaced by a resurgent Nokia. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Dolly Parton's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is being replaced after it was allegedly vandalized. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

The former Westminster Mall is on track for demolition and will be replaced with housing, plus some shops and stores. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026