Synonyms of supplanted

supplanted

verb

past tense of supplant

as in replaced

to take the place of

old traditions that were fading away and being supplanted by modern ways

Synonyms & Similar Words

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• superseded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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of supplanted

Gothic literature supplanted the medieval Ars Moriendi; a secular touchstone of this cultural moment is Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. — Kristin Idaszak, Longreads, 22 Oct. 2026

The sophomores got the nod to start through the first four games before Congdon supplanted Alofaituli against Clemson. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

The Los Angeles Chargers generally struggled on offense, but wideout Tre’ Harris seems to have supplanted Quentin Johnston in the team’s receivers pecking order. — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Wagering on outcomes as a way to forecast election results was supplanted beginning in the 1930s with the emergence of quasi-scientific polling techniques developed by pioneers in survey research such as George Gallup and Elmo Roper. — W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

For the first 15 years thereafter, terrorism supplanted other threats such as those coming from nation-states (China, Iran, North Korea and Russia), and our country took our eye off of existential threats to our security. — John M. Weaver, Baltimore Sun, 10 Sep. 2026

That an event, no matter how catastrophic and impactful, takes up less space in public memory and is supplanted by new ones is, after all, how history works. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Starting in the 1930s, as talking pictures and then radio and TV supplanted theater as the prime form of mass entertainment, some were converted to cinemas. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026

But over time, people’s loyalty to online brands may be supplanted by the efficacy of their interfaces for agents. — George C. Lee Ii, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026