Synonyms of supplanting

supplanting

verb

present participle of supplant

as in replacing

to take the place of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replacing
• superseding
• substituting
• displacing
• relieving
• usurping
• displanting
• preempting
• cutting out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of supplanting

The event organizers were largely aligned with the White House, supplanting a bipartisan organization that was launched by Congress a decade ago. — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

The Media Player in Windows 11 is new, supplanting the older Groove app. — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026

Supplementing human reasoning rather than supplanting it is still a choice leaders can architect into how AI gets deployed. — Chris Rosenberg, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Star Catcher envisions its power-node system as complementing nuclear generators rather than supplanting them, according to Rush. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 May 2026

While McMillan was on his way to Offensive Rookie of the Year honors, Jalen Coker was supplanting Legette as WR2. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 1 May 2026

Accounts run by male influencers like Andrew Tate, Andy Elliott, and Wes Watson were supplanting him. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026

Claude quickly surged to the top of the app store, supplanting OpenAI’s chatbot. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026

This mix of inquisitiveness and exactitude is probably what sets Coyne apart from all the other overconfident music influencers on TikTok supplanting traditional forms of music journalism. — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026